Marion Cotillard is Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Marion Cotillard has been named Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year and received the ceremonial golden pudding pot.

The actress was honoured for her contributions to film by the prestigious university's undergraduate drama society, who threw her a parade and roasted the actress in a ceremony at the Cambridge, Boston campus in Massachusetts last week.

The Academy Award-winning French actress was adorned by men in colourful drag outfits as she took part in the parade, sitting atop a white convertible car as members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals drama troupe followed jubilantly behind her.

Marion recently received a string of award nominations for her role as an amputee in a movie 'Rust and Bone'.

Marion joins an elite club of Hollywood starlets to be given the Hasty Pudding award. Last year's winner was 'Homeland' actress Claire Danes, while Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson and Charlize Theron are among past recipients.