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Hoffman to get breakthrough director prize

American actor Dustin Hoffman attends a photocall for "Quartet" ahead of The 56th BFI London Film Festival Gala Screening, The Empire Leicester Square in London on October 15, 2012. UPI/Paul Treadway

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Published: Oct. 15, 2012 at 4:23 PM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Dustin Hoffman is to be presented with the Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award for his dramedy "Quartet," organizers of the Hollywood Film Awards said Monday.

"It is a great honor to recognize Dustin Hoffman for his directorial debut for the movie 'Quartet.' His exquisite work and directorial skills are remarkable," Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive director of the Hollywood Film Awards, said in a statement.

The 16th annual Hollywood Film Awards are to be presented by the Los Angeles Times at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills Oct. 22.

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