Showing posts with label santa barbara film festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label santa barbara film festival. Show all posts

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Sandra in Santa Barbara




This year's "It” girl , Sandra Bullock, was feted in Santa Barbara this past weekend. The two-hour celebration of her career included a Q&A moderated by Pete Hammond with clips of her work thrown in here and there was, to be perfectly honest, a grand tribute. And then at last Forest Whitaker’s presentation of the American Riviera Award to the actress.

The Riviera Award is given to an actor or actress who has made an indelible mark on American cinema. Sandra was invited back in September prior to her Oscar nom and current front-runner status. That said: it’s an undeniable pick given Bullock’s status in the film industry.









Saturday, February 6, 2010

Santa Barbara Film Festival This Weekend

The tributes will be as follows:

Outstanding Performance of the Year – Colin Firth
Kathryn Bigelow - Director of the Year
Modern Master Award – Jim Cameron
American Riviera - Sandra Bullock
Virtuoso Award – Emily Blunt, Carey Mulligan, Saoirse Ronan Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Stuhlbarg
Cinema Vanguard – Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Stanley Tucci, Christoph Waltz


Some of my favorites being honored: