The fiancee of Justin Theroux will be honored at a ceremony on January 30, thanks to her brilliant performance in 'Cake'.
- January 4, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Jennifer Aniston will be feted at the upcoming 30th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival for her dramatic performance in indie movie "Cake". She is set to receive Montecito Award at Arlington Theatre on January 30 at the fest which runs from January 27 to February 7.
The Montecito prize is presented to "a performer who has given a series of classic and standout performances throughout his or her career and whose style has made a major contribution to film." Previous recipients include Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Javier Bardem, Naomi Watts, and Annette Bening.
"Once in a while a performer who we thought we knew gets outside of his or her comfort zone and shows us the unexpected," said SBIFF executive director Roger Durling. "When that happens it is cause for celebration - and this is why the 2015 Montecito Award is bestowed upon Ms. Aniston."
Other honorees at the Santa Barbara Film Festival this year are "Foxcatcher" actor Steve Carell (Modern Master Award); "Boyhood" couple Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette (American Riviera Award), and "The Theory of Everything" stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones (Cinema Vanguard Award).
Meanwhile, Virtuosos Award goes to Jenny Slate ("Obvious Child"), Logan Lerman ("Fury"), Ellar Coltrane ("Boyhood"), Chadwick Boseman ("Get On Up"), Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl"), J.K. Simmons ("Whiplash"), and David Oyelowo ("Selma").
