Keira will receive the Variety UK 'Personality Of The Year' Award on November 30th at the British Independent Film Awards, it was announced today:
Announcing its decision to honour Knightley this year, Variety’s Executive Editor Stephen Gaydos says: “There's no brighter star in the world today than actress Keira Knightley, who's gone in a few short years from breakout success in Bend It Like Beckham to blockbuster hits like King Arthur, Pirates of the Caribbean and Love Actually. This year, Knightley has demonstrated an impressive range, getting gritty in Domino, dark in The Jacket and solidifying her leading lady status in the critically-acclaimed Pride and Prejudice, while also joining the gangplank again for the much-anticipated Pirates II & III. That's why Knightley is Variety's UK Personality of the Year, an honour she will receive on-stage at the British Independent Film Awards in London on November 30.”
http://www.bifa.org.uk/news_story.php?news=17
Paul