Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis receive Outstanding Performer Of The Year award at SBIFF
dailymail.co.ukKing Richard stars Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis were honored Sunday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, sharing the Outstanding Performer Of The Year award for their outings in the biographical drama.Smith, 53, donned a black suit with purple trimming and a maroon turtleneck with black shoes in the outing at The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California.Ellis, 53, donned a patterned green gown with her hair in braids, dangling earrings and green sandal heels.
The latest:King Richard stars Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis, both 53, were honored Sunday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, sharing the Outstanding Performer Of The Year award Smith and Ellis in the film portrayed the roles of Richard and Oracene 'Brandy' Williams, the parents of tennis phenoms Venus and Serena Williams, who helped their daughters become world class athletes.The festival's executive director Roger Durling said in a statement in November: 'We're so excited to be able to salute the incomparable Will Smith and the revelatory Aunjanue Ellis with this award. 'The "doubles match" of their intricate relationship onscreen as Richard and Oracene in King Richard is electrifying and a joy to behold.'Entertainers who have past been honored with the award include Sacha Baron Cohen, Viola Davis, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Rami Malek and the late Heath Ledger.
The co-stars of the biographical drama posed with one another during entrances Ellis donned a patterned green gown with her hair in braids, dangling earrings and green sandal heels Smith donned a black suit with purple trimming and a maroon turtleneck with black shoes in the outingThe film has been nominated for.
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