Sally Hawkins, the British actress who was to receive the Mill Valley Film Festival Spotlight award Tuesday night at a screening of her new movie, “Happy-Go-Lucky,” canceled her appearance after being injured on the set of a film she was shooting in England.
Hawkins was admitted to a hospital over the weekend for surgery to repair a broken collar bone she suffered in the mishap, according to festival publicist Maureen Dixon.
“She is going to be fine but regrets that she is unable to attend,” Dixon said.
Academy Award nominee Mike Leigh, director of “Happy-Go-Lucky,” was on hand as scheduled for Tuesday’s Spotlight screening at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.
Hawkins was familiar to festival audiences. She appeared in the Leigh films “All or Nothing,” shown in Mill Valley in 2002, and “Vera Drake,” a festival pick in 2004.
– Paul Liberatore
