The 14th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, has announced that comedian-actor Zach Galifianakis will receive the “Hollywood Comedy Actor Award” at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.
The comedian’s breakout role came in Todd Phillips’ blockbuster hit The Hangover, the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time. He will soon be seen in Phillips’ Due Date, co-starring Robert Downey, Jr. Galifianakis will reunite with Phillips and castmates Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha in Hangover 2, slated for a 2011 release.
