Streep
PARIS -- Oscar nominee Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Cesar, France's answer to the Academy Award, at a ceremony in Paris on Saturday, say French film sources.
The actress is a surprise addition to the lineup, announced by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques earlier this month. Spike Lee and the Gallic New Wave actress Brigitte Laffont will also get honorary career achievement Cesars.
The ceremony is expected to be an emotional occasion, following the death on Feb. 11 of Daniel Toscan du Plantier, the Unifrance prexy who also headed the Cesars.
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