Actress and “Saturday Night Live” alum Molly Shannon was named Tuesday an “honorary chair” of this weekend’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, and she will be among those serving as presenters at the event.
The title of honorary chair is given each year “to an individual who exemplifies outstanding artistic achievement and embodies Film Independent’s mission,” according to the organization.
Shannon’s other recent television credits include “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Other Two,” “White Lotus” and “I Love That for You,” and she also appeared in films such as “A Good Person,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Other People.”
Previous honorary chairs of the Spirit Awards include Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Jessica Chastain, Robert Duvall, Ava DuVernay, Jodie Foster, Lily Gladstone, Sian Heder, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Julianne Moore, David Oyelowo, Martin Scorsese, Kerry Washington and Chloé Zhao.
In addition to Shannon, other celebrities set to serve as presenters at the Saturday ceremony in Santa Monica are Tadanobu Asano, Carrie Coon, Danielle Deadwyler, Mark and Jay Duplass, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Alana Haim, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ruth Negga, Karen Pittman, Questlove, Edgar Ramirez, Hunter Schafer, Randy & Jason Sklar, Julio Torres, Jessica Williams and Michelle Yeoh.
Additional presenters are expected to be announced before the show, which will be held in a tent adjacent to the beach in Santa Monica.