Savannah Film Festival honors Hugh Dancy
SAVANNAH, Ga. — On Nov. 3 at the 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, Hugh Dancy was honored with a Spotlight Award. The award, presented at Trustees Theater, recognized his performance in the Fox Searchlight release “Adam,” which played as a Special Screening earlier that day.
In this romantic comedy, Dancy stars as Adam, a man with Asperger’s syndrome who does his best to fit in socially. Written and directed by Max Mayer, the film follows this handsome, intriguing young man who has always led a sheltered existence—until he meets his new neighbor, Beth. Dancy plays opposite Rose Byrne, Frankie Faison and Mark Linn-Baker, along with Amy Irving and Peter Gallagher. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it garnered the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.
Dancy next will star in the MCC Theater’s off-Broadway production of “The Pride,” directed by Joe Mantello. The production previews at the Lucille Lortel Theater Jan. 27, 2010, and runs Feb. 16-March 20, 2010.
He most recently starred in “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” and his other film credits include “Evening,” “The Jane Austen Book Club,” “Beyond the Gates,” “King Arthur,” “Ella Enchanted,” “The Sleeping Dictionary,” “Black Hawk Down” and “Young Blades.”
On television, Dancy starred opposite Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons in Tom Hooper’s series “Elizabeth I.” Dancy received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Earl of Essex. The series received the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and the Emmy Award for Best Miniseries. Dancy’s other television credits include “Daniel Deronda,” “David Copperfield,” “Relic Hunter” and “Madame Bovary.”
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