Hollywood stars roll out for Laureus awards
ABU DHABI - The curtain came down on the Academy Awards on Monday but the Laureus World Sports Awards, dubbed the Oscars of sports, will be well represented by Hollywood notables during its gala ceremony on Wednesday night in Abu Dhabi.
Hollywood film star Kevin Spacey, who won Oscars for his roles in The Usual Suspects and American Beauty, will be the host of the ceremony while hugely popular British film stars Hugh Grant and Clive Owen will also be among the special guests at the awards, along with American actors Kyle MacLachlan, who is well known for his role in Desperate Housewives, and Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Trudy Chacon in Avatar and was Ana Lucia Cortez in the TV series Lost.
Meanwhile, numerous sports legends are also expected to show up at the annual event, including German soccer great "Der Kaiser", Franz Beckenbauer, Olympic 400m champion Cathy Freeman, tennis legend Boris Becker and former two-time 400m hurdles Olympic champion Edwin Moses, who is also the president of the Laureus Sports Academy.
