Angelina Jolie to Be Honored With the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
variety.comJack Dunn The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Angelina Jolie with the Maltin Modern Master Award at its 40th annual edition on February 5, 2025.
Established in 1995, the Modern Master Award was created to honor filmmakers who have changed the movie industry through significant contributions and impact.
The award was renamed the Maltin Modern Master Award in 2015 to honor long-time SBIFF moderator and film critic Leonard Maltin. “Angelina Jolie makes bold choices, both as an actress and as a director,” Maltin said. “She sets the bar high in both disciplines and always comes through.
I look forward to reviewing her career with her in Santa Barbara!” Jolie joins a list of past recipients which includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, Clint Eastwood and Peter Jackson.
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