Zoe Saldaña, a best supporting actress Oscar contender for her performance in Jacques Audiard’s unconventional musical Emilia Pérez, will be honored with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival‘s American Riviera Award, the fest said Tuesday.
SBIFF will fête the actress on Friday, Feb. 7, at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre, with the presentation of her award immediately following a career-retrospective interview.
Saldaña, 46, who is the only performer in history to have starred in four films that grossed more than $2 billion, shared the best actress prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with her Emilia Pérez co-stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz.
“Zoe Saldaña has a fantastic filmography worth celebrating any year, but her commanding and stouthearted performance in Emilia Pérez makes our tribute to her imperative,” SBIFF executive director Roger Durling said.
The American Riviera Award was established to recognize “actors who have made a significant contribution to American cinema.” Previous recipients include Mark Ruffalo, Brendan Fraser, Kristen Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Renée Zellweger, Viggo Mortenson, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Annette Bening, Sandra Bullock, Mickey Rourke, Tommy Lee Jones, Forrest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane.
The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place Feb. 4-15.
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