US actress Julia Roberts has been named the winner of the 2007 American Cinematheque award, which honours career achievements, reports say.

The Academy Award winning-star was chosen unanimously by the non-profit organisation’s selection committee, Variety magazine reported.

She will collect the prize at a ceremony in Beverly Hills in October.

The 40-year-old, who won an Oscar for Erin Brockovich, presented last year’s winner, George Clooney, with his award.

Actors, directors and writers have been honoured at the ceremony every year since its inception in 1986.

American Cinematheque uses the event to raise money to help support aspiring film-makers.

Previous honorees include Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

Roberts has been one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood since her 1988 breakthrough in Mystic Pizza.

Her other screen credits include Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman.

She will be seen in Afghanistan war drama Charlie Wilson’s War alongside Tom Hanks later this year.

The Borders bookstore is the second largest national chain in the U.S. They just announced this morning that the first day of sales for the latest Harry Potter book has broken book sale records on a global scale. 1.2 million copies of the book were sold worldwide in just the first day on store shelves. It was the highest in sales for one day in Borders history. The last book in the series sold 850,000 copies in its first day of sales. Fans remain in line ups all over the world to get their hands on a copy of the book. It doesn’t look like it will be dying down any time soon, not until every last fan has been satisfied. They better get their fill while they can, it won’t last long. This is the final book in the Harry Potter series. It has already evoked large expressions of emotion from both readers and the author. Bookstores probably won’t see a shortage of customers any time soon.