Renee Zellweger Set for Courage Award at Women's Cancer Research Fund's Unforgettable Evening

At the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Tom Hanks handed Renée Zellweger a statuette for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for her work in. Though they could meet once again on Feb. 9 at the Oscars, where they're both nominated, there's another shared date now on the calendar.

Zellweger has been selected to receive the Courage Award on Feb. 27 at the Women’s Cancer Research Fund's annual fundraiser, An Unforgettable Evening. Hosted by comedic actor Ken Jeong , the event will be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Zellweger will be honored for her charitable contributions and philanthropic efforts throughout her career, including support of breast cancer research and awareness. The actress has notably showed up to many fundraising events over the years in support of her longtime publicist Nanci Ryder, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and,, ALS.

It has been a busy and successful time for Zellweger, who continues to make the awards season rounds on behalf of LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions', which was directed by Rupert Goold. In addition to the SAG prize, she has won honors from the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, National Board of Review and British Independent Film Awards.

An Unforgettable Evening is the flagship fundraising event for WCRF featuring extraordinary honorees, tributes to cancer thrivers and the memory of those impacted by cancer. Previous honorees have included Natalie Cole, Courteney Cox, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Renette Ezralow, Tom Ford, Carolina Herrera, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Jennifer Hudson, Kate Hudson, Elton John, Nicole Kidman, Judy & Leonard Lauder, Stella McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union and Sofia Vergara.

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