SBIFF Honors Warren Beatty
Actor/Director/Producer Receives Kirk Douglas Award
Awards season doesn’t start in Hollywood until early spring, but the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is ahead of the game with its annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, this year honoring the life-long career of actor Warren Beatty.
The Bacara Resort made an idyllic setting for the black-tie event. Big-time donors, film industry professionals, and members of the community dressed in elegant gowns and spiffy suits for this well-attended event, complete with a red carpet and pre-reception hors d’oeuvres.
At the banquet, guests enjoyed speeches from a variety of presenters such as big-screen actors Lily Collins, Don Cheadle, and Kirk Douglas to film festival director Roger Durling and newly elected president Lynda Weinman.
