MUMBAI: Michael Douglas has been selected to receive the Film Society of Lincoln Center‘s annual Chaplin Award.

The award will be presented on 24 May at a gala at Alice Tully Hall when the actor-producer would be feted by friends and colleagues. "Throughout his career, Michael has entertained audiences both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, and it will be an honor to showcase his diverse body of work," said Film Society board chairman Ann Tenenbaum.

The award has been named after Charles Chaplin who was its first recipient.

A two-time Oscar winner for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest and for starring in Wall Street. Douglas next essayed the character of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone‘s sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps that would be released on 23 April.