Meryl Streep to receive Berlinale lifetime achievement award

PanARMENIAN.Net - Meryl Streep's groaning awards cabinet is about to get fuller still on Tuesday, February 14 when the Berlin film festival honours the American actress with an Honorary Golden Bear, Reuters reported.

The prize giving, at a special gala screening of "The Iron Lady", falls on Valentine's Day and two days after the 62-year-old picked up a BAFTA, Britain's top cinema honour, for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Streep’s performance as Thatcher has already garnered a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination to add to the 16 she has already earned over a career that spans more than 30 years.

In The Iron Lady she plays Thatcher both as a rising star in British politics and as a confused, elderly woman looking back on her 1979-90 rule.

Her performance has won almost universal praise from the critics, although the film itself has had mixed reviews and scored a modest 54 percent on critic aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes.

The Berlinale is screening several Streep classics during the February 9-19 cinema showcase.