Zoe Saldana, star of "Emilia Perez," is set to receive the American Riviera Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Washington, October 23: Zoe Saldana, the star of "Emilia Perez," is set to receive the American Riviera Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
The award will be presented to the actress on February 7 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, with the ceremony including a retrospective interview about her career.
Saldana has featured in four films that have each grossed over $2 billion. She also shared the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival with her "Emilia Perez" co-stars Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz.
"Zoe Saldana has a fantastic filmography worth celebrating in any year, but her commanding and stout-hearted performance in 'Emilia Perez' makes our tribute to her essential," said SBIFF executive director Roger Durling.
The American Riviera Award was created to honor actors who have made significant contributions to American cinema.
Previous recipients of the award include Mark Ruffalo, Brendan Fraser, Kristen Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Renée Zellweger, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Annette Bening, Sandra Bullock, Mickey Rourke, Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Bacon, and Diane Lane.
The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will be held from February 4-15, according to The Hollywood Reporter.