Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen will receive this year’s Cologne Film Prize in honor of his life’s work.The British director and Turner-winning visual artist, won the Academy Award for best picture for his 2013 drama 12 Years a Slave. More recently, McQueen has focused on the small screen, with his Emmy-nominated miniseries Small Axe, a series of films focused on London’s Afro-Caribbean community, and the Amazon documentary series Uprising.
Source: Steve McQueen Wins Cologne Film Prize – The Hollywood Reporter