Actor Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Rivera Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Ruffalo will receive the award on Feb. 11 in a personal conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance as Dukan Wedderburn in Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming “Poor Things.”
An Emmy winner and three-time Academy Award nominee, Ruffalo is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in “Spotlight,” “Foxcatcher” and “The Kids Are Alright.”
He won an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of twin brothers in “I Know This Much Is True” and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart.”
In addition to Searchlight Pictures’ “Poor Things,” Ruffalo will also be seen in Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming “Mickey 17.”
Ruffalo’s commitment extends beyond the silver screen, as shown in his lead role in “Dark Waters,” a film that leveraged the power of storytelling to shed light on the urgent need for environmental protection. His advocacy for clean energy and environmental and social justice mesh seamlessly with the stories and characters he brings to life on screen.
“Ruffalo has been such a remarkable performer for years – deserving of all the honors year after year – but his stunning performance in ‘Poor Things’ is a revelation. “An extraordinary Talent that keeps pushing itself forward.”
Behind the camera, Ruffalo has produced numerous projects, many of which draw attention to indigenous rights, environmental concerns, and the fight for communities most impacted by the climate crisis. Most recently, he produced “Lakota Nation Vs.” United States,” “The Invisible Hand” and “Dear President Obama: The Clean Energy Revolution Is Now.”
Ruffalo is a co-founder and board member of The Solutions Project, a national organization whose mission is to advance climate justice by supporting climate justice organizations, particularly those led by them, in equitable access to 100% clean energy and healthy air, water, and soil. The change has to be accelerated. Colored women.
She received the Global Green Millennium Award for environmental leadership, the Mira Gandhi Giving Back Foundation Award, The Big Fish Award from Riverkeeper, and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Artist Inspiration Award in 2019 for using her creative and professional success as a performing artist. Has been awarded. Advance charitable and humanitarian causes.
The American Rivera Award was established to honor actors who have made significant contributions to American cinema. Previous recipients include Brendan Fraser, Kristen Stewart, Delroy Lindo, Renée Zellweger, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Annette Bening. Are included. , Sandra Bullock, Mickey Rourke, Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane.
The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will be live February 7-17. Passes for the 2024 Festival are on sale at sbiff.org.