Colman Domingo will receive the Montecito Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Domingo will receive the prestigious award on Friday, February 14. The evening will highlight his powerhouse performance in Greg Kwedar’s SING SING.

Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on Tuesday, February 11, 2025highlighting A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (Dir. James Mangold) and DUNE: PART TWO (Dir. Denis Villeneuve).

SBIFF's 2025 Virtuosos Award honorees: .Kieran Culkin [A REAL PAIN].Harris Dickinson [BABYGIRL].Karla Sofía Gascón [EMILIA PÉREZ].Selena Gomez [EMILIA PÉREZ].Ariana Grande [WICKED].Clarence Maclin [SING SING].Mikey Madison [ANORA].John Magaro [SEPTEMBER 5]

Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce to be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival!

Ralph Fiennes will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Fiennes will be honored on Thursday, February 6, 2025

Zoe Saldaña will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 7, 2025 at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year in Jacques Audiard’s EMILIA PÉREZ.

ANGELINA JOLIE to be honored with SBIFF's Maltin Modern Master Award. Join us on Wednesday, February 5th at the historic Arlington Theatre to celebrate her career leading up to this year's performance as iconic opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's MARIA.

We are excited to announce that we will acquire a long-term lease to 916 State Street in Downtown Santa Barbara. SBIFF plans to create a state-of-the-art Film Center, a vibrant year-round destination for film lovers and a central hub for our annual Film Festival.

Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) and Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL) will receive the 2024 Outstanding Directors of the Year Award sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter Monday, February 12th.

Five-time Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 16th, 2024.

Academy Award® and BAFTA nominee Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th SBIFF on February 14, 2024 for his moving portrayal of Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ THE HOLDOVERS.

Jeffrey Wright will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thurs, Feb 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Cord Jefferson's AMERICAN FICTION

FILMMAKERS! LAST CHANCE TODAY to submit your film for consideration for the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival! Submit now at @FilmFreeway

The second group of recipients to receive the SBIFF Virtuosos Award are Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE), Colman Domingo (RUSTIN & THE COLOR PURPLE), America Ferrera (BARBIE), Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS).

Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th SBIFF. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Tickets on sale NOW at

Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Riviera Award Sunday, February 11, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career, leading up to this year’s performance as Ducan Wedderburn in the upcoming Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”

The first half of our Virtuosos honorees include the incredible Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS), Greta Lee (PAST LIVES), and Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER) who all will be honored Saturday, February 10th.

We are honored to announce that cinema icon Robert Downey Jr. will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 9, 2024. Tickets on sale NOW at

RYAN GOSLING to receive SBIFF's 16th Annual Kirk Douglas Award on Saturday, January 13th, at a Black-Tie dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. This is a fundraiser for SBIFF's year-round educational programs. Tickets and tables on sale NOW at

LAST CHANCE today to see Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's REBEL at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre.