Last November it was announced that the Santa Barbara Festival I was going to grant him the Modern Master Award for Actress Emma Thompson who was promoting his new film "Saving Mr. Banks."
Finally "Saving Mr. Banks»Will only be present at the gala of the Oscar with a nomination, for best soundtrack, so the actress who will not finally fight for the statuette for best actress has decided to move on to something else.
Emma Thompson He must be present at this time in London, since the montage of "Sweeney Todd" by Stephen Sondheim requires the presence of the actress in the English capital, so the Santa Barbara Festival has decided to withdraw the award.
With the award to the actress withdrawn, in an ugly gesture both by Thompson who does not fulfill his commitment to attend the ceremony and by the contest that withdraws the award for the simple fact of not attending, the Santa Barbara Festival has decided to opt for a second option, that of presenting the Modern Master Award to the actor Bruce dern.
Bruce Dern is still in promotion since he is among the quintet of nominees for best actor for his role in the Alexander Payne film «Nebraska»And this will be the third tribute that he will receive this year, since he received the recognition of the AFI Festival and the Palm Springs Festival.
This rain of recognitions, added to the fact that he was the winner of the best actor award in the past Cannes film festival, means that the veteran actor cannot yet be ruled out for the Oscar.
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