TINSELTOWN TIDBITS . . .

OSCAR 2018

________________________________________________________________

Allison Janney & Margot Robbie Dom Perignon Magums

DOM PERIGNON PRESENTS SIGNATURE MAGNUMS TO SBIFF TRIBUTE WINNERS

by Bonnie Carroll

Niccolo Ragazzoni, Vice President and Julie Fitzroy, Regional Marketing Director Dom Perignon Champagne

Dom Pérignon returned for the fourth year as the Official Champagne of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; a partnership that celebrates exceptional talent, inspiration, freedom of expression and impact in the world of film. Over the course of the festival, Dom Pérignon celebrated the SBIFF tribute honorees in the luxurious and singular Dom Pérignon Lounge, lovingly referred to as 'the green room,' where celebrities sip bubbly and savor caviar hors d'oeuvres prepared by Opal Restaurant. Vice President of Dom Perignon Niccolo Ragazzoni and Julia Fitzroy, Regional Director for Dom Perignon walked the red carpet during the Annual Festival, proudly representing the company that has been a supporting sponsor for SBIFF since 2014.

             Saoirse Ronan & SBIFF Roger Durling           Sam Rockwell, American Rivier Award Recipient

Saoirse Ronan, Santa Barbara Award recipient, as well as Allison Janney and Margot Robbie, Performers of the Year recipients, all left the stage at the Arlington Theatre holding their awards and climbed the stairs up to the Dom Perignon Lounge, where they were presented personalized magnum's of Dom Perignon as Niccolo Ragazzoni, VP of Dom Perignon looked on. Sam Rockwell, American Riviera Award recipient was delighted with his commemorative gift of a signature Dom Perignon magnum. The 2018 SBIFF honorees included Willem Dafoe, Gary Oldman, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, Margot Robbie and Allison.

Gary Oldman, Maltin Modern Master Award   Margot Robbie & Allison Janney, Outstanding Performers of the Year

Dom Pierre Pérignon was the procurator of the Abbey of Hautvillers in Champagne from 1668 to 1715. His life’s work was guided by the single aim to create what he named: the “best wine in the world”. Today, each new vintage of Dom Pérignon is inspired by the same quest. For every vintage is a new beginning, a reinvention. Always a vintage wine, the Dom Pérignon commitment to vintages is absolute: Dom Pérignon is made from only the best grapes and is declared only in the most exceptional years, from a single year’s harvest only. Each Vintage has three Plénitudes, and is a true act of creation that is constantly renewed by Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and educational organization dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best in independent and international cinema. SBIFF offers 11 days of 200+ films, tributes and symposiums that transforms beautiful downtown Santa Barbara, CA into a rich destination for film lovers which attracts more than 90,000 attendees. SBIFF continues its commitment to education and the community through free programs like its 10-10-10 Student Filmmaking and Screenwriting Competitions, Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies, National Film Studies Program, AppleBox Family Films, 3rd Weekend and educational seminars. In recent years SBIFF has expanded its year round presence with regular screenings and Q&As with programs like Cinema Society, The Showcase and its Wave Film Festivals. For details visit: www.sbiff.org.

________________________________________________________________________________

FIVE OSCAR NOMINEES FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORED AT SBIFF

For those who were priviledges to be in the Arlington Theatre to experience the iterviews with the five directors being honored with the Outstanding Director of the Year for 2018 it was a night to remember. The respect, kindness and kudos being given by each director to his fellow directors was nothing short of heart warming.

Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water), Jordan Peele (Get Out),  Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread) and Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) were all delighted with their SBIFF Awards and we all will be watching the Oscars to see which one of these rock stars go home with a Gold Boy this year. Contratulations to them all!! BC

Oscar Award Winners 2018

BEST PICTURE WINNER & DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Best Documentary Short Subject

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

WINNER: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji, Darkest Hour

Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard, Victoria & Abdul

Arjen Tuiten, Wonder

Best Original Score

Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread

WINNER: Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Live Action Short Film

DeKalb Elementary, Reed Van Dyk

The Eleven O'Clock, Josh Lawson and Derin Seale

My Nephew Emmett, Kevin Wilson, Jr.

WINNER: The Silent Child, Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton

Watu Wote/All of Us, Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen

Best Sound Editing

Baby Driver, Julian Slater

Blade Runner 2049, Theo Green and Mark Mangini

WINNER: Dunkirk, Alex Gibson and Richard King

The Shape of Water, Nelson Ferreira and Nathan Robitaille

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ren Klyce and Matthew Wood

The Breadwinner, Anthony Leo and Nora Twomey

WINNER: Coco, Darla K. Anderson and Lee Unkrich

Ferdinand, Carlos Saldanha

Loving Vincent, Dorota Kobiela, Ivan Mactaggart and Hugh Welchman

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER: A Fantastic Woman (Chile)

The Insult (Lebanon)

Loveless (Russia)

On Body and Soul (Hungary)

The Square (Sweden)

Best Directing

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Winner: Guillermo del Toro Shape of Water

________________________________________________________________________________

2018 BAFTA AWARD WINNERS