U.S. actress Sigourney Weaver on Saturday gained the International Goya Award in recognition of what the Spanish Film Academy dubbed a formidable profession, throughout which she dropped at life “independent, complex and strong female characters”. The 74-year-old, greatest recognized for enjoying Ellen Ripley within the “Alien” franchise, is barely the third recipient of the honorary prize, which since its creation in 2022 has been awarded to Cate Blanchett and Juliette Binoche.

“(I am) always looking for stories about and for women, to remind us… of how powerful women are in all kinds of surprising ways,” Weaver advised a star-studded viewers on the Goya Awards gala within the northwestern metropolis of Valladolid, that included Hollywood fixtures resembling Penelope Cruz. Weaver additionally paid tribute to Spanish actress Maria Luisa Sola, who has dubbed her in over 30 movies, beginning with Alien.

“The excellent actress who dubs me should be up here, too,” she stated, to applause from the viewers, joking her appearing was so significantly better dubbed in Spanish. The jury praised Weaver’s versatility, charisma and expertise displayed in roles starting from the dramatic – like her acclaimed portrayal of naturalist Dian Fossey in “Gorillas in the Mist” – to extra comedic outings as in “Ghostbusters”.

“Society of the Snow”, depicting the true story of the aircraft crash of a Uruguayan rugby workforce within the Andes in 1972, was the night’s large winner, taking house 12 awards.

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