MUMBAI: James Franco, nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal as Aron Ralston in 127 Hours will appear at the Boulder Theater on 19 February to take part in ‘A Conversation with James Franco‘ at the Boulder International Film Festival.

The star will be honoured with the Boulder festival‘s Vanguard Award. 

He is scheduled to co-host the Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway one week after attending BIFF, which runs Feb. 17-20.

Also, Oliver Stone will be honoured with a "Master of Cinema" award for his achievements in writing, producing, writing and directing.