Frank Marshall, renowned American producer and filmmaker has been selected as the “Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year“. The award will be presented during the 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards which is scheduled on January 30, 2015 at the Beverley Hilton Hotel.

Winning the Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award is undoubtedly one of the most reputed achievements which a filmmaker can procure in his career. The previous winners of this award include big names like, Steven Spielberg, Norman Jewison, Alexander Payne, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Saul Zaentz and Paul Greengrass.

“Frank Marshall has helped shape American film. Mr. Marshall has made and continues to make a profound and indelible contribution to the cinematic landscape”, said the ACE board of directors in a statement.

Frank Marshall started his career in 1971 as a location manager. In 1991, Marshall along with his wife Kennedy formed ‘The Kennedy/Marshall Company’. In 2012, Marshall became the sole principal of the company while Kennedy became the chairman of Lucasfilm.

Now, he is busy with the production of ‘Jurassic World’ which is the fourth installment in the highly popular ‘Jurassic Park’ series. The film is expected to hit the screens on June 12, 2015.