Film actress Julianne Moore has been selected recipient of the 2001 Sundance Film Festival's prestigious Piper-Heidsieck Tribute to Independent Vision.
The award is given annually to honor "the original voice and vision of an independent film artist" and will be presented to Moore on Saturday, Jan. 20, during a ceremony that will include a live interview and retrospective clips of her work, as well as tributes from several special guests, including Lyle Lovett and Wallace Shawn.
Moore made her professional acting debut on the soap opera "As the World Turns." Earlier this year, she received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the drama "The End of the Affair." Moore has also had roles in "Cookie's Fortune" and "The Myth of Fingerprints," as well as "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "Magnolia" and "Short Cuts."
"Julianne Moore has the kind of charismatic talent that magnetically draws one to a film simply because she appears in it," said Geoffrey Gilmore, co-director of the festival and director of film programming. "The array of characters she has portrayed demonstrates a range and capability that places her on par with the screen idols of the classic Hollywood era. And yet, although she has already received a great deal of public acclaim, she is an actress whose career choices reflect a lifelong commitment to creative growth and artistic achievement."
Previous recipients of the Piper-Heidsieck tribute were John Turturro (1992), Denzel Washington (1993), Gena Rowlands (1994), Nicolas Cage (1995), Dianne Wiest (1996), Tim Robbins (1997), Frances McDormand (1998), Laura Dern (1999) and Kevin Spacey (2000).
The 2001 Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 18-28 in a variety of locations in Park City; the Tower Theatre, the Cinemark Sugar House Movies 10 and the Loews Cineplex Corners Cinemas in Salt Lake City; Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden; and the Sundance resort in Provo Canyon