Steve Buscemi to Receive CinemaCon's Cinema Icon Award

Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon, has announced that Steve Buscemi will receive this year's "Cinema Icon Award". Buscemi will be presented with this special honor at the "CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards" ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 4.

"For over four decades Steve Buscemi has established a reputation for playing some of the most unique and unforgettable characters ever seen on the big screen," noted Neuhauser. "From Nick in ‘Parting Glances,' to Mr. Pink in ‘Reservoir Dogs,' and Carl Showalter in ‘Fargo' Buscemi has made a lasting impression on movie-going audiences around the globe and we are thrilled to honor him with this year's Cinema Icon Award."

Buscemi can be seen next in "The Dead Don't Die," to be released on June 14 by Focus Features. The greatest zombie cast ever disassembled also stars Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, and Tom Waits. The film is written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.

CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held April 1-4, 2019 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The Coca-Cola Company is the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon.