Article: MGM to Salute Celebrated Film Director Oliver Stone and the 20th Anniversary of 'Platoon' at This Year's Cannes Film Festival.

LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Oliver Stone will receive the first annual Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Leo The Lion Award on May 21 at the Cannes Film Festival. The award will be presented to Stone by MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Harry Sloan, at a cocktail reception to be held at the Majestic Hotel on Sunday, May 21 beginning at 7 p.m.

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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Leo The Lion Award has been established to recognize and encourage artistic excellence in individuals who, through significant contributions to filmmaking, have made an indelible impact on the overall value and merit of the ...

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