Samuel L. Jackson has been selected to receive the Achievement in Acting Award from the Hawaii International Film Festival.
"He's a minority American actor who has gone on to incredible international fame. . . . He's wildly popular in Japan, Korea, for example, (and) just seemed like the perfect choice for us," said Chuck Boller, executive director of the Pacific Rim-focused festival.
Jackson has 80 films to his credit and is known for his roles in 1994's "Pulp Fiction" and this year's "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith."