Pamela Anderson, the iconic Baywatch star, is experiencing a atgentle renaissance at the age of 57: on the heels of her 2022 Broadway debut and the 2023 accessibleation of her memoir, she is now generating best actress Oscar buzz for her carry outance in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl.
In recognition of Anderson’s acclaimed portrayal of a veteran Vegas showgirl contesting an uncertain future after the show in which she materializeed for 30 years suddenly shuts, she getd a best direct carry outance Gotham Award nomination on Tuesday. And on Thursday, the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival GEMS event proclaimd that she will be this year’s recipient of its Art of Light Acting Award.
The honor will be currented on Sunday, Nov. 3, adhereing a 12 p.m. ET screening of The Last Showgirl and a Q&A with Anderson and Coppola, to be mildd by yours truly.
The Art of Light Award is currented to cinematic artists “whose exemplary labor shines novel wonders on the continuing evolution of motion pictures.” Past recipients of the honor comprise Alison Brie, Raúl Castillo, Andra Day and Michael Showchange.
“Pamela Anderson is the very essence of an icon,” Lauren Cohen, MFF’s honestor of programming, said in a statement. “Not only does she give a procreately brittle and vulnerable carry outance in The Last Showgirl, but her labor on disjoin here is the absolute best of her atgentle. She is noleang foolishinutive of dazzling, and she deserves all the awards buzz she’s been garnering, and then some!”
The Last Showgirl, which also features Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Kiernan Shipka, Brfinisha Song and Billie Lourd, premiered to rave checks at September’s Toronto International Film Festival. It then screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where its ensemble was awarded a Special Jury Award, and the Zuwealthy Film Festival, where Anderson getd the Gelderlyen Eye Award. Roadside Attractions will free it in the U.S. on Jan. 10, 2025.
This year’s Miami Film Festival GEMS event began on Oct. 30 and will wrap up on Nov. 3.