Elliot Page will be honored with the Outfest Annual Achievement Award at the 2021 Outfest L.A. LGBTQ Film Festival, the nonprofit organization announced Monday.
Outfest aims to promote queer empathy among the public and preserve LGBTQIA+ stories and voices. Page — who came out as transgender in December 2020 — will receive the prestigious award for his contributions to LGBTQIA+ stories, arts and media visibility.
The award will be presented by Kieran Medina, the lead programmer of Outfest L.A.’s Annual Trans & Nonbinary Summit, at Outfest L.A.’s Closing Night Gala on Aug. 22 at the Orpheum Theatre.
“It gives me great honor to be the recipient of this year’s Outfest Annual Achievement Award and represent the LGBTQ+ community,” Page said in a news release.