Ewan McGregor Set to Receive Honoray Award Celebrating His Success at Swedish Film Festival
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor rose to fame after he starred in 1996’s Trainspotting as a drug addict. He is also known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. It was followed by him starring in significant roles in movies including Moulin Rouge!, Black Hawk Down, Big Fish, and Angels and Demons, to name some.
The actor tried out his hand with American Pastoral as his first directorial debut in 2016. He appeared in the anthology series Fargo as brothers; Ray and Emmit Stussy and was highly appreciated by the critics and the audience. He went on to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Miniseries or Television Series for his performance on the show in 2018. The actor was recently announced as the recipient of a prestigious award. Let’s find out.
Ewan McGregor to be honored with Dragon Award at Göteborg Film Festival
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor recently starred in the comedy-drama movie Mother, Couch, written and directed by Niclas Larsson. The movie is based on a novel titled Mamma i Soffa by Jerker Virdborg. McGregor stars alongside Rhys Ifans, Taylor Russell, Ellen Burstyn, F. Murray Abraham, and more.
The actor will be attending the Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival which is scheduled to be held from 26th January to February 4th. McGregor will not only attend the festival but also be a part of the actor’s talk along with presenting the Nordic premiere of Mother, Couch.
Ewan McGregor will also be receiving the Honorary Dragon Award at the festival, which is also going to host a retrospective of his movies. The award is a lifetime achievement honor. Jonas Holmberg, artistic director of Göteborg Film Festival said via Deadline,
“Ewan McGregor is an androgynous symbol of the Cool Britannia era, a romantic icon for the millennial generation and a saber-swinging franchise holder in the pop-cultural center of the galaxy.”
Holmberg continued;
“But above all, he is an incredibly skilled artist. By mastering stylized extravagance, literary precision and nuanced realism with the same relaxed self-evidence, Ewan McGregor has shown that he is one of the truly great actors of our time.”
McGregor went on to receive his award following a screening of his 1996 movie Trainspotting. The Scottish actor will also participate in a question-and-answer conversation following the screening of his movie.
Ewan McGregor talks about directing another movie
The actor appeared at the San Francisco Fan Expo earlier where he talked about his first directed movie; American Pastoral, which premiered in 2014. In a conversation with Collider, the actor went on to share his experience of directing a movie;
“I had the most amazing experience with the actors. Rehearsing every scene, I would clear everybody but the actor out and it just felt like we were making a film without a director, like we were getting away with something.”
American Pastoral however didn’t work at the box office but it taught McGregor what not to repeat with his next whenever he directs one. He said,
“I loved it. I would definitely do it again. You put so much of yourself into it. I’ve gained so much more understanding for other directors as a result of it. I know now, what you put of yourself into that, is an unbelievable commitment. I couldn’t do it again just for the sake of it, I need to find a story I had to tell and I’m lazy, I am waiting for it to find me.”
He lastly added that the post-production was tricky as he did not have a lot of experience with the editing, the sound design, the color grading, and everything else. McGregor noted that it was all new for him but it’s where he learned the most about directing.
Congratulations Ewan McGregor!
