Left Behind star and Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage received a distinguished honor during the 2014 Catalina Film Festival on Catalina Island. Cage was awarded the Charlie Chaplin ICON Award, which was presented prior to the special festival screening of Left Behind on Sept. 26.

The award is part of the 100-year celebration of Chaplin’s legendary career and advent of his iconic tramp character. It is presented annually to an actor or filmmaker whose work embodies Chaplin’s qualities of realism, diversity and courage within his craft.

Cage thanked the audience from the set in Toronto, where he is filming his next project, and introduced Left Behind to the crowd. The film is based on the New York Times best-selling book series of the same name by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.

Left Behind made its premiere to audiences at the festival where several cast and crew members attended the red carpet screening. Appearing were actress and singer Jordin Sparks, who plays Shasta Carvell in the film; Cassi Thomson, who plays Chloe Steele; Nicky Whelan; Alec Rayme; Georgina Rawlings; Jenkins; Randy LaHaye, grandson of co-author LaHaye; Director Vic Armstrong; and Producer Michael Walker. Following the screening, the cast and crew participated in a Q&A for the audience.

Left Behind opens nationwide Friday, Oct. 3.

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