"It is with feelings of great pleasure and not inconsiderable honour that I take on the role of president of the international jury," Irons said. Active in film since the 1980s after beginnings in the theatre, Irons won both the Best Actor Academy Award and the Golden Globe in 1991 for his role in "Reversal of Fortune" by Barbet Schroeder. We are excited to announce the legendary actor #JeremyIrons as our president of the International Jury at this year´s #Berlinale! 👉 https://t.co/rHXJYteLRD pic.twitter.com/eBia12qmA2 — Berlinale (@berlinale) January 9, 2020Over the decades he has appeared in dozens of productions across all kinds of films, ranging from blockbusters like "Die Hard: With A Vengeance" to the controversial film adaption of Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita". Last year the festival made a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors.

Source: The Local January 09, 2020 14:15 UTC