Jeremy Irons to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Savannah Film Festival

Jeremy Irons will be a featured guest at this year's Savannah Film Festival

Jeremy Irons has been announced as a special guest and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at this year's Savannah Film Festival. Three-quarters of his way to EGOT, Irons has already won an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony—still waiting on that Grammy.

Irons' career has spanned decades, with memorable films roles in "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "The Mission," "Dead Ringers," "Reversal of Fortune," "The Lion King," "Die Hard with a Vengeance," "The Time Machine," "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Margin Call." Irons' television credits include "Brideshead Revisited," "Elizabeth I" and "The Borgias." Recently, Irons produced and narrated the global waste documentary "Trashed," which screened at the Rome International Film Festival earlier this year.

Alexander Payne, Natalie Dormer, Terence Stamp among honorees at 2013 Savannah Film Festival

The 2013 Savannah Film Festival honorees (from left):
Alexander Payne, Natalie Dormer, Terence Stamp

Later this month, the Savannah Film Festival will continue the star parade it began 16 years ago. Last year, the festival celebrated the careers of Matt Dillon, Geoffrey Fletcher, John Gatins, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Michelle Monaghan and Stan Lee; so it is no surprise to hear a solid mix of revered filmmakers, acting legends and promising newcomers lined up for this year's honors. Alexander Payne, Natalie Dormer and Terence Stamp are the first honorees announced for this year's events. The festival kicks off on Saturday, October 26th and runs through Saturday, November 2nd.