Langella to be honored at Nantucket fest Frank Langella arrives for the Film Society of Lincoln Center 2010 Chaplin Awards Gala Honoring Michael Douglas at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York on May 24, 2010. NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) -- Frank Langella is to be honored with the 2012 Compass Rose Acting Award at the Nantucket Film Festival in Massachusetts next month. The prize is awarded to an "outstanding performer whose contribution to the world of acting has been profound," organizers said. "Langella is one of the most respected stage and screen actors working today," NFF Artistic Director Mystelle Brabbee said in a statement. We are proud to honor him with this year's Compass Rose Acting Award. In his role in 'Robot and Frank,' he delivers some of his most robust work, playing the role with wry wit, making an authentic connection between human and machine. The 2012 Nantucket Film Festival is to take place June 20-24. Langella, 74, has starred in the movies "Unknown," "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," "Frost/Nixon," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Dave," "Superman Returns" and "Starting Out in the Evening."