Star Wars Alumni Samuel L. Jackson, Felicity Jones & Benicio Del Toro were three of the winners at the 2018 CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night….
Dakota Johnson was named the Female Star of the Year thanks to the many upcoming films she has on the way — from Amazon’s Suspiria to The Peanut Butter Falcon and FOX’s Bad Times at the El Royale. Standing alongside Dakota is Benicio Del Toro as the Male Star of the Year for the highly anticipated Sicario sequel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Anna Kendrick received the Cinema Spotlight Award thanks to A Simple Favor which Lionsgate is releasing on September 18, 2018. She co-stars in the mystery drama with Blake Lively; a big screen adaptation of the novel by Darcey Bell. Very exciting!
Other award winners include Ryan Coogler for Director of the Year, Kate McKinnon as Comedy Star of the Year, Breakthrough Producer of the Year Gabrielle Union, and Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Jodie Foster. Samuel L. Jackson is also receiving the Cinema Icon Award, while Jonah Hill is receiving the CinemaCon Vanguard Award, and Tiffany Haddish has been named the Female Star of Tomorrow.
The remaining award winners are: Taron Egerton for Action Star of the Year, Jack Black for the CinemaCon Visionary Award, Felicity Jones for the Award of Excellence in Acting, and, last but not least, Lil Rel Howery for Breakthrough Performer of the Year.
The Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace hosted the event.
