Anne Hathaway will receive the American Riviera Award at the 42nd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, with an in-person tribute and conversation scheduled for Feb. 5.
The award recognizes her performance as Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
Roger Durling, SBIFF executive director, said in a statement: “Anne Hathaway has always impressed me with her theatrical sophistication, unwavering commitment and remarkable versatility as a performer. In ‘The Odyssey,’ she delivers a breathtaking performance, one that stands among the finest of her career, channeling simmering rage and profound emotional complexity into a portrayal that is at once fierce, vulnerable, poignant and unforgettable.”
The American Riviera Award was established to recognize actors who have made a significant contribution to American cinema. Previous recipients include Ethan Hawke, Zoe Saldaña, Mark Ruffalo, Brendan Fraser, Kristen Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Renee Zellweger, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Arquette, Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
Hathaway is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, SAG- and BAFTA-winning actress. In addition to “The Odyssey,” she appeared in several other films this year, including “Mother Mary,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” “The End of Oak Street” and “Verity,” an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel.
Her upcoming projects include Ron Howard’s “Alone at Dawn,” “Days of Thunder 2” with Tom Cruise and “The Princess Diaries 3,” in which she will reprise her role as Mia Thermopolis.
The festival will run from Feb. 3 to Feb. 13. Official events include screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels and celebrity tributes. Other tributes will honor Carrie Coon, Mariana di Girolamo, Rosalind Eleazar, Jordan Firstman, Anthony Ippolito, Jaafar Jackson and Inde Navarrette.