Academy Award® and BAFTA nominee Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Giamatti will be honored on February 14, 2024 for his moving portrayal of curmudgeonly prep school teacher Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ THE HOLDOVERS. Earlier this month, Giamatti was awarded both a Golden […]
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Tom Wilkinson, who was best known for his roles in “Batman Begins” and “The Full Monty” has passed away. The British actor was 75. His death was confirmed by his family in a statement shared by his publicist. “It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at
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Emmy® Award-winner André Braugher has passed away at the age of 61, according to reports. No other details other than he battled a “brief illness” have been revealed. Braugher, who was born and raised in Chicago, earned a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.F.A. from Juilliard. For eight seasons, Braugher starred alongside Andy Samberg
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Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, is an acclaimed actor, filmmaker, writer, and producer. A
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the first group of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in films this season have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue. Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Lee, and Charles Melton will discuss their
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Robert Downey Jr. will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award, its highest accolade, at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Downey Jr. will receive the prestigious award on Friday, February 9, 2024. The ceremony will include an in-person conversation between
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Ron Cephas Jones, the actor best known for “This Is Us,” NBC’s hit series, has passed away at the age of 66. According to reports, the two-time Emmy winner died from a “long-standing pulmonary issue,” his rep said Aug. 19. Ron survived by his daughter and fellow Emmy winner, Jasmine Cephas Jones, who shared a throwback pic of the two
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced details of its third annual fundraising gala, to be held on October 14, 2023. The Academy Museum Gala will celebrate the acclaimed museum’s two-year anniversary and will honor three-time Academy Award-winner and 21-time Academy Award-nominated actor Meryl Streep, award-winning actor, producer and director Michael B. Jordan, Academy Award-nominated actress
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Actor Mark Margolis, more recently known for the hit series’ “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” has passed away at age 83. The prolific actor died at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York with his family by his side following a short illness, his son Morgan Margolis announced. The family plans to hold a private
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Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin has passed away at the age of 89. Arkin’s sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony said in a joint statement, “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man. A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply
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Beloved screen actor Treat Williams died Monday afternoon after being involved in a motorcycle accident near Dorset, Vt, according to reports. He was 71 years-old. Williams was best known for starring in the musical “Hair” and in The WB series “Everwood.” Williams’ death was confirmed by a statement by his family, released by his agency
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HBO Original documentary film ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED, directed by Stephen Kijak (“Stones in Exile”, “Sid & Judy,” Max Original “Equal”), debuts TUESDAY, JUNE 28 (9:00 – 10:44p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The film will coincide with LGBTQ Pride Month and have its world premiere at the 2023
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MoMI’s annual gala event, the Spring Moving Image Awards, honors the most renowned and acclaimed actors and artists of our time. This year, MoMI was thrilled to honor legendary actor Michael J. Fox with a Lifetime Achievement Award and John Wilson for Innovative Series. They were celebrated by friends and collaborators with a special program
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Actor Ray Stevenson has passed away at the age of 58, according to reports. The cause of death was not revealed, however the actor was filming in Italy. Born in Northern Ireland in 1964, Stevenson was perhaps best known for portraying Volstagg in the “Thor” films. According to Stevenson’s IMDB bio, he was an interior
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The AIR premiere took place in Los Angeles. In attendance was Director/Star Ben Affleck, Screenwriter Alex Convery, Stars Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Jay Mohr, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, and Chris Tucker. Distributed by Amazon Studios and Exclusively In Theaters Globally April 5, 2023
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Tony Award winner and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Joe Mantegna is the epitome of “an actor’s-actor,” successfully working for more than 40 years in film, television and theater. As an elder statesman of the acting profession, as well as his humanitarian efforts, Joe’s presence on the screen and in real-life has always exuded the
The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2022* at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook with several media partners including Netflix. As previously announced, the
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Richard Belzer, the actor and stand-up comedian best known for his portrayal of detective John Munch in “Law & Order: SVU,” has died at the age of 78. Belzer died Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southern France, his longtime friend Bill Scheft told The Hollywood Reporter. TV audiences knew Belzer as Detective John
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