{"id":26137,"date":"2026-08-03T14:12:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26137"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:12:33","slug":"woody-harrelson-to-receive-honorary-heart-of-sarajevo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26137","title":{"rendered":"Woody Harrelson to Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tU.S. star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/woody-harrelson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_woody-harrelson_1\" data-tag=\"woody-harrelson\">Woody Harrelson<\/a> will be honored with an award at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sarajevo-film-festival\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sarajevo-film-festival_1\" data-tag=\"sarajevo-film-festival\">Sarajevo Film Festival<\/a> in recognition of his contribution to cinema.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHe\u2019ll receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Bosnian festival, joining fellow 2026 recipients Emily Watson (also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/european-film-academy-emily-watson-film-sarajevo-jury-fest-1236653811\/\">president of the Sarajevo jury<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/asghar-farhadi-honorary-heart-sarajevo-film-festival-iran-1236650798\/\">Asghar Farhadi<\/a>, and the recently announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/diego-luna-honorary-heart-of-sarajevo-award-film-festival-1236657048\/\">Diego Luna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHarrelson has earned three Oscar nominations, including best actor for\u00a0<em>The People vs. Larry Flynt<\/em> and best supporting actor for <em>The Messenger <\/em>and <em>Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em>. He accrued more critical acclaim for starring in Ruben \u00d6stlund\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or winner <em>Triangle of Sadness<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWoody Harrelson is one of those actors you believe in even in the most improbable roles, while at the same time you can easily imagine him as someone you might spend time with every day,\u201d said Jovan Marjanovi\u0107, director of the Sarajevo Film Festival. \u201cThat remarkable ease of performance is, in fact, one of the hardest qualities to achieve on screen, yet he delivers it film after film. His talent, charisma, and boldness serve as an inspiration to many future generations. It is our great honor to present him with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn honor of Harrelson, Michael Winterbottom\u2019s 1997 film <em>Welcome to Sarajevo<\/em>, which premiered at Cannes and was also screened at the third-ever Sarajevo Film Festival later that year, will be screened for audiences. The film examines the war in Bosnia in the mid-1990s, and the role of journalists in its media coverage. It is based on journalist Michael Nicholson\u2019s book <em>Natasha\u2019s Story<\/em>. The screening will take place at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema as part of the Open Air program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHe next leads Apple TV\u2019s <em>Brothers<\/em> alongside Matthew McConaughey, premiering Sept. 23, and stars opposite Kristen Stewart in Quentin Dupieux\u2019s <em>Full Phil<\/em>, which debuted at Cannes this year. He recently wrapped Netflix\u2019s <em>The Cackling of the Dodos<\/em> with Sam Rockwell and is producing a documentary on Austin\u2019s iconic <em>Armadillo World Headquarters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHarrelson also wrote, directed and starred in\u00a0<em>Lost in London<\/em>, the first feature film shot in a single continuous take and broadcast live to theaters. His television credits include <em>Cheers<\/em>, <em>True Detective<\/em> and <em>The White House Plumbers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival will run Aug. 14-21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. star Woody Harrelson will be honored with an award at this year\u2019s Sarajevo Film Festival in recognition of his contribution to cinema. He\u2019ll receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Bosnian festival, joining fellow 2026 recipients Emily Watson (also president of the Sarajevo jury), Asghar Farhadi, and the recently announced Diego Luna. 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