Spain`s San Sebastian International Film Fest has announced that it is bestowing Hollywood star Johnny Depp with the Donostia Award, a lifetime achievement honour that recognises "outstanding contributions to the film world."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news has been announced amid the ongoing controversy against the `Pirates of Caribbean` actor- after his failed libel suit against British tabloid The Sun, which ended with the courts upholding the paper`s description of him as a "wife-beater" and the ruling judge indicating he believed Depp had assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard on multiple occasions.