Judi Dench to Receive Crystal Globe Award

Stage and screen star Judi Dench will receive the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs July 1-9 in the Czech Republic.

Dench’s myriad theater credits include Madame de Sade, Amy’s View, Cabaret, and A Little Night Music. She won the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, and additional honors include nine BAFTA Awards and three Laurence Olivier Awards. She also received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 1970, became a DBE (Dame of the British Empire) in 1988, and in 2005 was awarded a Companion of Honour.