Aaron Taylor-Johnson to receive Locarno’s Excellence Award

UK actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be honoured with the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 75th Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13).

The actor will receive the award at the Piazza Grande on the opening night (August 3) before introducing the festival’s opening film Bullet Train which he also stars in. The film is directed by David Leitch who previously attended the festival in 2017 with Atomic Blonde.

Taylor-Johnson is best known for his roles in Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals, Nowhere Boy and the Kick-Ass films.

The Excellence Award aims to support the achievements of unique artists in the industry. Previous recipients include Ethan Hawke in 2018, Isabelle Huppert in 2011 and Edward Norton in 2015. 

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