Celebrity
Sean Penn to Receive Joel Siegel Award for Humanitarian Work
- Tuesday, 10 January 2012 21:55
LOS ANGELES, Haiti (defend.ht) - At the Critics Choice Movie Awards Thursday Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award by fellow actor George Clooney.
The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12 at 8:00 PM ET.
The Siegel award honors those who believe the that the greatest value of celebrity is to use that celebrity to do good works.
Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010. To this day the organization is dedicated to saving lives and bringing sustainable programs to the Haitian people.
Penn has been nominated for seven Critics' Choice Awards, including two wins in the Best Actor category for "Mystic River" and "Milk." His presenter, Clooney has been nominated for 13.
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