Amanda Bynes Honored With Rising Star Award

Basking it up in the Caribbean, Amanda Bynes was spotted over the weekend attending the Third Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival.

This year’s edition, which "celebrated the fusion of cinema and music," came to a close yesterday after featuring six films, 11 documentaries and 11 shorts, which included 14 premieres.

Bynes, who enjoyed time with Hairspray co-star Nikki Blonsky, was on the island to be honored with the Rising Star Award.

The ceremony occurred at the Festival’s annual Sal Del Mar Awards Presentation, which was hosted by Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson. Besides Amanda, Mos Def was given the Tour de Force Award, Marc Shaiman the Composer’s Excellence Award and Mani Ratnam the Director’s Excellence Award.

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Enjoy the pictures of Amanda enjoying her weekend in Turks & Caicos (October 19-20).