MUMBAI: The Boulder International Film Festival has awarded director Oliver Stone with the a "Master of Cinema" award. The award was presented on Sunday, the concluding night of the festival.

Having been nominated for 31 Academy Awards, Stone has won three Oscars: best adapted screenplay for Midnight Express and best director for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July.

It was only yesterday that 32-year-old James Franco took home the Vanguard Award for his role of Aron Ralston, the climber in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours.