Speaking of the award, Lewis, who is on the Raindance jury this year, said: \u201cI\u2019m honoured to accept the posthumous Raindance Icon Award on Helen\u2019s behalf. She\u2019d be pleased as punch to be receiving it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no more fiercely independent spirit than Helen and in her attitude towards work. She loved her time on the Raindance jury and being able to view films made with that same liberated energy. Raindance and Helen \u2013 it\u2019s a perfect match.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>As well as playing the formidable Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders, McCrory\u2019s career includes roles in North Square, Anna Karenina and the Harry Potter franchise as Draco Malfoy\u2019s mother, Narcissa.<\/p>\n
McCrory will be honoured alongside Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howards End), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown, The Two Popes) and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace, Their Finest), who will also receive Icon Awards.<\/p>\n
Speaking of his win, Pryce said: \u201cI\u2019m really happy to be part of the 30th Raindance Film Festival, and it\u2019s an honour to accept the festival\u2019s Icon Award. Much of my career has been in independent film, and I salute Raindance for consistently championing films that fight to be made outside the system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arterton added: \u201cI am privileged to be a part of the British Film Industry because it does a wonderful job at nurturing, supporting, and investing in talent. I\u2019m incredibly proud to be the recipient of a Raindance Icon Award.\u201d<\/p>
Looking for something to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/strong>\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 12:00 am Damian Lewis has accepted Helen McCrory\u2019s Raindance Icon Award ahead of the film festival\u2019s Opening Gala Party tonight (26th October). Homeland actor Lewis was married to McCrory, who died of cancer in April 2021 aged 52. The late Peaky Blinders star was on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24577,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory.jpg",1028,685,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory.jpg",1028,685,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/damian-lewis-honoured-to-accept-icon-award-on-behalf-of-helen-mccrory.jpg",1028,685,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 12:00 am Damian Lewis has accepted Helen McCrory\u2019s Raindance Icon Award ahead of the film festival\u2019s Opening Gala Party tonight (26th October). Homeland actor Lewis was married to McCrory, who died of cancer in April 2021 aged 52. The late Peaky Blinders star was on the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/24576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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