Overview

• Festival organizers set the honor for a Sept. 26 gala in San Sebastián.
• At 35, Lawrence is reported to be the youngest recipient in the award’s history, according to El Diario Vasco’s review of past honorees.
• Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, which premiered at Cannes, will screen as part of the ceremony.
• The Donostia Award honors outstanding contributions to cinema, a distinction first presented to Gregory Peck in 1986.
• Producer Esther García has also been named a Donostia recipient this year, according to prior festival announcements.