Santa Barbara Film Fest: Jennifer Aniston to Receive Montecito Award for ‘Cake’
Santa Barbara Film Fest: Jennifer Aniston to Receive Montecito Award for ‘Cake’ – Jennifer Aniston, who has received best actress SAG, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations for her dramatic performance in the indie Cake, will reportedly receive the Montecito Award at the 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The award will be presented at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre on Jan. 30 as part of the fest’s 30th edition, which runs Jan. 27 through Feb. 7.
SBIFF executive director Roger Durling said in a statement, “Once in a while a performer who we thought we knew gets outside of his or her comfort zone and shows us the unexpected. When that happens it is cause for celebration and this is why the 2015 Montecito Award is bestowed upon Ms. Aniston.”
Others who received the award include Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Javier Bardem, Naomi Watts and Annette Bening.
