Banderas, who said he was in tears watching stepdaughter Dakota Johnson's speech backstage, praised his long collaboration with Pedro Almodovar in his acceptance speech
"Some are blessed with God-given talent and others apply incredible hard work to achieve results, and then there are those who are gifted with intelligence that guides them," Coppola said. "And Al Pacino was given all three abilities."
Serendipity continued to be a theme through the night, as stars used their acceptance speeches to reflect on the films for which they were being honored. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho was starstruck meeting Pacino and Coppola backstage just before he came on to accept the Hollywood filmmaker award. Dog Day Afternoon
Theron, who received the career achievement award, shared one of the night's sweetest moments with herco-star Nicole Kidman, the latter of whom gave an eloquent introduction touching on her versatility as an actress. "She’s played a serial killer, she's played an ass-kicking hero, an anti-heroine, a romantic lead, an activist, a mother ... the only thing these performances have in common is that they aren’t what you expect," Kidman said.
A visibly stunned and emotional Theron embraced Kidman tightly as she collected her award, while the audience gave her a standing ovation.
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