Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of one of the greatest films ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall.

Kim Novak, the unforgettable star of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, officially retired from the screen in the early 1990s. But this summer, she will return to the spotlight to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

The Venice Film Festival will honor legendary "Vertigo" star Kim Novak with a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Novak, 92, became the world’s top box office draw during the late ‘50s and early ‘60s thanks to films now considered classics such as Joshua Logan’s “Picnic” (1955);