Kate Winslet set to receive Montecito Award at the 2009 Festival.

SBIFF favorite Kate Winslet returns to receive the Montecito Award

Written on December 11, 2008 at 9:55 am, by admin

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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is thrilled to welcome back five-time Academy Award nominee Kate Winslet by honoring her with the Montecito Award. Having previously received the Performance of the Year Award in 2005, Winslet returns to the hallowed halls of the Arlington Theatre on Friday, January 23, becoming the festival's first two-time honoree.

"I have had a cinematic crush on Kate Winslet since her first movie," gushed SBIFF Director Roger Durling. "She's my favorite actress of all time...and she will always have a home here at the festival!"

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