Jodie Foster to receive Hollywood award

Jodie Foster is to receive an award for outstanding achievement in acting at this year's Hollywood Film Festival.

The actress will be honoured at the Beverley Hilton hotel on October 7.

She won Oscars for her roles in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.

Actress Naomi Watts, who starred in Mulholland Drive, and director McG from Charlie's Angels will receive Hollywood Breakthrough Awards at the ceremony, according to the www.hollywoodreporter.com.