Eddie Redmayne will receive the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival

Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne will receive a Golden Eye for Professional Achievement at the 18th Annual Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 22-Oct. 2). The British actor will receive the award in person on September 25 before hosting the European premiere of Tobias Lindholm's thriller 'The Good Nurse', in which he plays a nurse who poses a deadly threat to her patients. He will also participate in a ZFF Masters session.

Redmayne is one of the leading actors of his generation. The general public will recognize him as Newt Scamander from the "Fantastic Beasts" fantasy franchise, the arthouse crowd will know him from tougher dramas like "Trial of the Chicago 7." Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of paralyzed physicist Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything' (2014).

Redmayne will be accompanied to the screening of Lindholm's "The Good Nurse".

"Eddie Redmayne is one of the most versatile actors in contemporary cinema. He gives his characters a rare human depth and captivates us with his extraordinary power of expression. Eddie was already in Zurich in 2007 when he played the lead role alongside Julianne Moore in the opening film "Savage Grace". Jungen, artistic director of the festival, said. "In 'The Good Nurse,' Redmayne once again proves her versatility with a performance that keeps us glued to our seats."

Lindholm added, "Eddie was a pleasure to work with. He's incredibly caring, incredibly well prepared and incredibly technical. His preparation allows him to work with great freedom and – it seems – great ease. And his technique makes possible what seems impossible. He humanizes the inhuman. He warms the cold. It glows in the dark. Imperturbable and unblinking. It was not uncommon for me to drive home feeling like I had been close to greatness."

In "The Good Nurse", Redmayne plays Charles Cullen, the nurse known as " Angel of Death." The film tells the story of Amy, a compassionate nurse pushed to her physical and emotional limits by the harsh and demanding night shifts in the ICU. But help arrives when Charlie (Redmayne), another caring and empathetic nurse, walks into her unit. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths spark an investigation that names Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.

A gripping thriller based on true events, "The Good Nurse" is directed by the Oscar nominee Lindholm, written by Oscar nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns, and stars Oscar winners Jessica Chastain as Amy and Redmayne as Charles, as well as Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich and Kim Dickens.

The true story underlying "The Good Nurse" is new territory for Redmayne. So far he has played an array of characters in dramas such as 'The Danish Girl' or 'My Week With Marilyn', he starred in the musical adaptation 'Les Miserables' (2012) and as Newt Scamander in the "Fantastic Beasts". ", which became a smash hit as a "Harry Potter" spin-off franchise.

Redmayne took to the stage at an early age: he was in Sam Mendes' "Oliver" at London. West End, and acted and starred in many UK theater productions. Film directors soon began to pay more and more attention to the actor, and while he played small roles, for example, alongside Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons in "Elizabeth I" (2005) , or in Robert De Niro's directorial work "The Good Shepard" (2006), he landed the lead role in Tom Kalin's "Savage Grace" (2007).

His breakthrough in entertainment cinema came with Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables", complete with a cast of stars ranging from Hugh Jackman to Russell Crowe, from Anne Hathaway to Amanda Seyfried.

Redmayne will speak at an hour-long ZFF Masters session at Arena Cinemas 4 September 25. ..