[December 3, 2024] SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant is honored to announce that cinema icon Colman Domingo will obtain the Montecito Award on the fortieth annual Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant. Domingo will obtain the distinguished award on Friday, February 14. The night will spotlight his powerhouse efficiency in Greg Kwedar’s SING SING the place Domingo’s portrayal of Divine G brings an unimaginable mixture of vulnerability, charisma, and resilience to the large display. This recognition comes on the heels of Domingo’s win finally evening’s Gotham Awards, the place he took residence the consideration for Excellent Lead Efficiency.
“Colman is such a dedicated performer and of essentially the most extraordinary abilities within the small display, in theatre and in movie, and he makes all of it appear easy. His work in SING SING is unforgettable” remarked SBIFF’s Govt Director Roger Durling.
Colman Domingo has been nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, Tony® Award, Critics Alternative Awards, Impartial Spirit, Gotham Awards, Lawrence Olivier, Drama Desk, Drama League and NAACP Picture, and Black Reel Award. He has gained an Emmy, Astra, AAFCA ,NAACP Picture, and Black Reel Award .
In 2023, Domingo starred as Civil Rights chief Bayard Rustin in Netflix and Larger Floor’s movie “Rustin” for which he acquired an Academy Award Nomination, Golden Globes, BAFTA and SAG nomination. He may also be seen as “Mister” within the Warner Bros manufacturing of “The Shade Purple”, which acquired a SAG Ensemble nomination. Domingo govt produced and stars in Greg Kwedar’s movie “Sing Sing” which was bought for distribution by A24 and had it’s theatrical launch in summer season 2024. He additionally govt produced “It’s What’s Inside”, which premiered on the 2024 Sundance Movie Pageant and was launched on NETFLIX in October 2024.
Domingo is well-known for his Emmy Award-winning function as “Ali” in HBO’s “Euphoria” in addition to his roles in “Zola”, “If Beale Road Might Speak”, ‘Selma’, “Candyman”, and plenty of extra.
He can presently be seen in Netflix restricted sequence “The Insanity” created by Clement Virgo. He additionally just lately wrapped manufacturing on ‘Michael’ taking part in Joe Jackson, directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate will launch the movie October third, 2025. Moreover, Domingo will voice Norman Osborn within the upcoming Disney+ animated sequence “Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man.” Domingo is presently in manufacturing on NETFLIX’s “The 4 Seasons” alongside Tina Fey and Steve Carrell.
The Montecito Award is called after some of the lovely and classy areas in Santa Barbara. Previous recipients embrace Jeffrey Wright, Angela Bassett, Penélope Cruz, Amanda Seyfried, Lupita Nyong’o, Melissa McCarthy, Saoirse Ronan, Isabelle Huppert, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, and Javier Bardem.
The fortieth Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant will happen LIVE February 4 – February 15, 2025. Official occasions together with screenings, filmmaker Q&As, trade panels, and celeb tributes, might be held at SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre and its new Movie Heart, plus the historic Arlington Theatre. Passes for the 2025 Pageant are on sale now at sbiff.org.
Final yr, the pageant had a program of 200+ movies from over 48 nations with honorary awards feted on Robert Downey Jr., Bradley Cooper, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Giamatti, America Ferrera, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, Andrew Scott, Martin Scorsese, Justine Triet, Billie Eilish, and Ludwig Göransson.
A-list and trade friends will as soon as once more ascend to Santa Barbara, making it a must-stop location on the awards circuit, and delivering a file variety of movies with many World and U.S. premieres. The movie lineup and schedule might be introduced January 2025.
In regards to the Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant
The Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant (SBIFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and academic group devoted to discovering and showcasing one of the best in unbiased and worldwide cinema. Over the previous 39 years, SBIFF has turn into one of many prime 10 movie festivals in the USA – attracting 100,000 attendees and providing 11 days of 200+ movies, tributes and symposiums, fulfilling their mission to have interaction, enrich, and encourage the Santa Barbara neighborhood by movie.
SBIFF continues its dedication to schooling and the neighborhood all through many free academic applications and occasions. SBIFF’s applications help over 18,000 children, college students and households in our local people by introducing movie as an artwork type to younger youngsters with applications like AppleBox and Mike’s FieldTrip to the Films; educating movie evaluation to highschool and school college students with applications like Rosebud and the Movie Research Program; and educating the craft of screenwriting and filmmaking with Movie Camp and 10-10-10 Mentorship applications. Most significantly SBIFF’s applications are all the time directed in direction of the under-represented and under-served communities inside Santa Barbara County.
Extra just lately, SBIFF secured a long-term lease for the enduring multi-plex at 916 State Road within the coronary heart of downtown Santa Barbara. This landmark acquisition paves the best way for the creation of a state-of-the-art Movie Heart — a vibrant, year-round vacation spot that can function a central hub for cinema lovers and the guts of SBIFF’s famend Movie Pageant. Constructing on the success of the Riviera Theatre revitalization in 2016 and the opening of its personal Training Heart in 2019 within the downtown space, SBIFF continues to strengthen its dedication to the cultural cloth of Santa Barbara.