Overview
- SBIFF confirmed the trio will be honored on Monday, Feb. 9 during the 41st edition in Santa Barbara, with the festival running Feb. 4–14.
- The award highlights their performances in One Battle After Another from writer, director and producer Paul Thomas Anderson.
- One Battle After Another leads the Golden Globes with nine nominations and has earned Critics Choice wins including Best Picture.
- The Cinema Vanguard Award was recently renamed the Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award for Pete Hammond and Madelyn Hammond.
- Deadline reports Pete Hammond will moderate the tribute, and SBIFF describes the honor as recognizing actors who forge their own path and take artistic risks.