Eddie Redmayne to receive top honor at Zurich Film Festival

During the upcoming Zurich Film Festival, Eddie Redmayne will receive the Golden Eye, the festival's top honor.

On Sept. 25, Redmayne will attend the Swiss festival to promote his upcoming film The Good Nurse before its European premiere.

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A versatile actor, Eddie Redmayne is one of today's best.

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According to Christian Jungen, artistic director of the Zurich Film Festival, "he captivates us with his extraordinary powers of expression."

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He captivates us with his extraordinary powers of expression and gives his characters a rare human depth."

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Redmayne once again proves his versatility in The Good Nurse with a performance that keeps us riveted.

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Redmayne is not the actor's first time at the festival, as he previously starred alongside Julianne Moore in Savage Grace in 2007.

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In 2016, he starred in the Harry Potter spinoff series Fantastic Beasts as Newt Scamander.

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In 2014, Redmayne won an Academy Award for best actor for his role as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

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