reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com

Clint Eastwood, two-time Academy Award? winning producer and director, will receive the prestigious Founders Award from the Motion Picture & Television Fund Golden Boot Committee. The award will be presented to Eastwood at the 24th annual Golden Boot Awards to be held August 12 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Eastwood, a past recipient of The Golden Boot for his acting career, is only the second director to be presented with the Founders Award, following in the footsteps of the legendary John Ford. The Founders Award, which is not presented every year, will be one of the highlights of this year's awards presentation.

Often referred to as the "Academy Awards of the Western," the Golden Boot Awards were established to recognize those performers, stunt people, producers and directors who have furthered the tradition of the Western on film and in television.

Since their inception in 1982, the Golden Boot Awards have contributed more than $3.9 million to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

More information is available at www.mptvfund.org.