MUMBAI: 36-year-old Irish actor Colin Farrell will be honoured at the pre-Oscars bash next month.

The Total Recall actor will be celebrated at the eighth annual Oscar Wilde: Honouring the Irish in Film party at in Santa Monica on 21 February 21, it is reported.

Father-of-two, who won a Golden Globe award for his role in In Bruges in 2009, is one of a number of special honourees who will be celebrated at the prestigious event which has previously recognised the likes of Michelle Williams, Melissa McCarthy, Sarah Bolger, Saoirse Ronan and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

The event has been created by the non-profit US-Ireland Alliance to recognise the contributions of the Irish in film and television and as a glitzy networking event.