Angelina Jolie receives award from her godmother Jacqueline Bisset
Angelina Jolie was honoured the prestigious award from her godmother Jacquelina Bisset.
At the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Jolie received the Desert Palm Achievement Award for her role as opera legend Maria Callas in the film Maria.
British actress, Bisset warmly introduced Jolie on stage, saying, "It is such a thrill to be here with you tonight to present this award to Angelina Jolie, who just happens to be my goddaughter, and whose mother Marcheline was one of my dearest friends."
Calling Jolie an "exceptional mother," Bisset went on to say that she is "immensely proud" of Jolie.
However, the Oscar-winner actress thanked her godmother, Bisset in her acceptance speech alongside the director and cast of Maria.
Jolie said, "I'm very grateful for our director Pablo Larrain. I was so scared to do this film … it was a privilege to be on this journey with you. The freedom to express and create is the greatest."
It is worth mentioning that Jolie attended the festival alongside her daughter Zahara, 19.
During her acceptance speech, she also went on to say about her role, “Callas was loved. But Maria was often alone. But I'm all right because when I walk off this stage, I am more myself because of you, Zahara, and your brothers and sisters.”
