Jimmy Kimmel will receive the President’s Award from the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), IATSE Local 600. The late-night host will be honored at the guild’s awards luncheon on March 13 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The award is given out to an honoree only on occasion of extraordinary circumstances. In a release, the publicists of the ICG said they “chose to bestow this rare honor on Kimmel in recognition of his strength of character, his resilience and his unwavering adherence to principle in the face of adversity.”

John Lindley, ASC, national president of the ICG said, “We’re thrilled to present this award to Jimmy Kimmel whose return to the air meant so much to his audience and whose presence at the International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards

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