'Birdman'
is
making
it
big
at
this
award
season.
After
grabbing
majority
of
Oscar
nominations
and
winning
multiple
awards
at
other
events
like
Golden
Globes
and
Critics
Choice
Awards,
Birdman
is
now
heading
towards
Sundance
Film
Festival.
Birdman's
director
Alejandro
Gonzalez
Inarritu
is
to
receive
a
special
award
from
the
body
behind
Robert
Redford's
Sundance
Film
Festival.
The
moviemaker,
who
is
in
the
running
for
Best
Director
at
this
year's
Academy
Awards,
has
been
announced
as
the
recipient
of
the
Sundance
Institute's
Vanguard
Leadership
Award
for
his
success
in
the
independent
film
industry,
said
the
Hollywood
Reporter.
"It
comes
as
a
great
honour
to
receive
this
award
from
an
organisation
whose
mission,
spirit
and
objectives
are
noble
and
have
a
profound
effect
on
many
filmmakers
around
the
world," Gonzalez
Inarritu
said
after
it
was
announced.
Keri
Putnam,
Executive
Director
of
Sundance
Institute,
added,
"Alejandro
G
Inarritu
is
among
the
most
creative
and
innovative
filmmakers
working
today,
and
the
boldness,
humanity
and
audacity
of
his
films
will
inspire
generations
to
come."
The
'21
Grams'
moviemaker
will
be
presented
with
the
award
at
the
organisation's
annual
benefit
gala
which
takes
place
on
June
2
in
Los
Angeles.
Previous
recipients
of
the
prize
include
actress
Glenn
Close.
Birdman
is
a
black
comedy
which
is
competing
this
year
at
Oscars
with
9
nominations
which
includes
Best
Director,
Best
Actor,
Best
Cinematography,
Best
Original
Screenplay
and
Best
Picture.