With less than three weeks to go to the Academy Awards, tributes continue to flow in for Australian film identities.
On Sunday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival David Williamson (right) was part of the team that received the prestige Panavison Spirit Award for Independent Cinema for the film he wrote, Face to Face directed by Michael Rymer-the first time in the festival's history a non-mainstream Hollywood film has received the award .
Face to Face stars Vince Colisimo, Matthew Newton , Sigrid Thornton and Luke Ford.
And at the same festival Jackie Weaver received a Virtuoso Tribute Award for her performance in Animal Kingdom.
Also honoured with a Virtuoso Award was newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for her role in True Grit. Both Jackie and Hailee will be competing for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars.
On Monday Jackie was the guest of honour at a lunch at a Santa Monica restaurant with a host of Hollywood types-director Phil Noyce and actors John Lithgow and Billy Baldwin with director Quentin Tarantino paying a flying visit.
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| Jackie & Hailee at Santa Barbara AP |
Face to Face stars Vince Colisimo, Matthew Newton , Sigrid Thornton and Luke Ford.
And at the same festival Jackie Weaver received a Virtuoso Tribute Award for her performance in Animal Kingdom.
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| Phil Noyce & Jackie Weaver AP |
Also honoured with a Virtuoso Award was newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for her role in True Grit. Both Jackie and Hailee will be competing for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars.
On Monday Jackie was the guest of honour at a lunch at a Santa Monica restaurant with a host of Hollywood types-director Phil Noyce and actors John Lithgow and Billy Baldwin with director Quentin Tarantino paying a flying visit.
