Paul Giamatti SBIFF Tribute! Virginia Madsen Joins The Oscar Nominated Star As He Receives The Cinema Vanguard Award!

mike February 15, 2024 Fanboying! No Comments

Academy Award® and BAFTA nominee Paul Giamatti received the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Giamatti was honored on February 14, 2024 for his moving portrayal of curmudgeonly prep school teacher Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ THE HOLDOVERS. Earlier this month, Giamatti was awarded both a Golden Globe & Critics Choice Award for his outstanding performance.

Paul thrilled the crowd by signing autographs and was joined by his Sideways co-star Virginia Madsen.

Speaking to his earliest screen roles, Giamatti said, “Those small roles like that are the hardest. Acting, all of it’s hard. And the big roles, you have a lot to carry. But those things where you have one line, or you have to come in for one scene and cry…you really get good, because you have to be.”

On auditioning for Sideways and meeting Alexander Payne, Giamatti shared that, “It was just an audition like any other audition. I was excited to meet him, because Election was a movie that I really loved… I expected nothing to come of it.”

Check out some photos from the event below!

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Honoree Paul Giamatti attends the Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 14, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF)

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Virginia Madsen signs autographs at the Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 14, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF)

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Virginia Madsen attends the Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 14, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF)

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Paul Giamatti signs autographs at the Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 14, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for SBIFF)

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