Nicola Peltz Beckham will receive a rising star award at the awards ceremony Venice Film Festival next weekend, despite her twenty-year acting career.
Brooklyn Beckham‘s wife receives the prize during The Kineo Awards, which take place during the prestigious film festival.
In the award’s entry for ‘rising Star’, it is noted that the 31-year-old started acting as a child twenty years ago.
Nicola, the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz, recently wrote, directed and starred in the self-financed film Lola, while her resume also includes roles in The Last Airbender, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bates Motel, Holidate, Welcome to Chippendales and The Beauty.
The Kineo Awards, celebrating their 25th anniversary, notes that “the American actress, screenwriter and producer has attracted increasing international attention in recent years through increasingly versatile roles both in front of and behind the camera.”
Nicola will be honored alongside icon Faye Dunaway, who stars in her new self-financed film Prima. The legendary actress and Oscar winner receives a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nicola Peltz Beckham will receive a ‘rising star’ award at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, despite her twenty-year acting career
The ceremony, which was to take place on September 5 at Casa Cinema Giovani in Venice, was conceived by Rosetta Sannelli, president of the Kinéo Cultural Association, and launched in 2002.
It takes place during the Venice Film Festival, which annually welcomes top stars but has no direct ties to the international gathering.
Nicola has been working on her indie drama Prima since January, but the film does not yet have an official release date.
The film also stars Dunaway, Jack Huston, Mira Sorvino and Betty Gabriel. Luca and Alessandro Morelli, known professionally as the Morelli Brothers, directed the film as their feature film debut.
Nicola stars as Margo, a dedicated prima ballerina who faces life-changing decisions as modern changes disrupt her ballet company.
The actress and her family attended a private screening of the film in Los Angeles in May, hosted by East West Bank CEO Dominic Ng. Afterwards, she thanked supporters and said their support of the independent film “meant more than I can express.”
The film was also in the spotlight after Nicola raised concerns over her drastic measures weight loss as she prepared for her leading role.
Nicholas underwent four months of grueling ballerina training for her role causing her to drop to less than 100 lbs.
Nicola has been working on her indie drama Prima since January, but the film does not yet have an official release date
Nicola underwent four months of grueling ballerina training for her role, which saw her drop below 100 pounds. Just this week, Nicola’s husband Brooklyn defended her in an online row about her weight
Her shock weight loss came in an attempt to be complete embody her ballerina character – for which she has committed to a strict diet and intense training regimen.
Just this week, Nicola’s husband Brooklyn jumped on her defense and warned ‘don’t ever talk about my wife’ in an online row about her weight.
The aspiring chef, 27, hit back in the comments section of his latest cooking tutorial on Instagram after a follower asked: ‘Are you commenting on everyone worrying about your wife and how sickly she looks?
“She puts herself out there and feeds her.”
Brooklyn replied, “Never talk about my wife. She is absolutely beautiful and you should never comment on a woman’s body. It’s shameful.’
The hot sauce entrepreneur has been married to 31-year-old Nicola since 2022 and last year they renewed their vows in the wake of their ongoing feud with his family.
