{
  "id": 8647886,
  "title": "British actress Naomi Watts attacks ageism in Hollywood as she picks up prestigious Donostia Award at San Sebastian Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/british-actress-naomi-watts-attacks-ageism-in-hollywood-as-she-picks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Olive Press",
    "slug": "the-olive-press",
    "url": "https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/09/20/naomi-watts-san-sebastian-film-festival/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Naomi Watts has received the prestigious Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain. The 57-year-old British actress was honoured for her contributions to the film industry, where she has worked for nearly four decades. Watts has had a successful career, rising to stardom with her role in David Lynch's 2001 psychological thriller Mulholland Drive, and receiving two Oscar nominations for 21 Grams and The Impossible.\n\nWatts spoke about the challenges she faced in Hollywood, particularly with regards to ageism. According to Watts, she was once told that her career would be over by the age of 40, but she believes that attitudes in the film industry have changed in recent years. The Malay Mail reports that she expressed her gratitude for the opportunities she has had as a woman of her age.\n\nWatts was in San Sebastian to present her latest film, The Housewife, which is also the directorial debut from Canadian filmmaker Ben Shirnian. She also mentioned her co-star Tom Holland from The Impossible. The Donostia Award has previously been handed to actors such as Gregory Peck, Julia Roberts, and Robert De Niro.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Naomi Watts, Donostia Award: “Hate is growing and what’s happening in the world is scary”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/naomi-watts-premio-donostia-el-odio-esta-creciendo-y-lo-que-ocurre-en",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:14:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}