Mendes for lifetime achievement award

British film-maker Sam Mendes is to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors’ Guild of Britain - at the age of 39.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005 - 09:55

British film-maker Sam Mendes is to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors’ Guild of Britain - at the age of 39.

The Oscar-winning director, who is married to Kate Winslet, will be honoured at the Guild's second annual award ceremony in London next month - despite having only directed two Hollywood movies, American Beauty and Road To Perdition.

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