The 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced its 2024 Festival Honors, to take place in conjunction with Variety 10 Actors to Watch.
This year’s honorees attending the Festival Honors event include Nicolas Cage (“Longlegs”) will receive the Icon Award, Joan Chen (“Dìdi”) will receive the Career Achievement Award; Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) will receive the Maverick Award; Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”) – will receive Artist of Distinction Awards, presented to individuals known for their contribution to the arts, philanthropic endeavors, and an overriding commitment to their craft to tell unique and bold stories; George MacKay (The End) will receive the Spotlight Award; June Squibb (“Thelma”) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; and Diane Warren will receive the Lifetime Achievement in Music Award.
In addition to those being honored at this year’s Honors event, Finneas O’Connell will be receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Music Award during a conversation about his career; and Terry Crews will receive the Arts Champion Award at the Festival’s Sunset Series.
The Festival Honors event will also recognize Variety 10 Actors to Watch: Monica Barbaro (“A Complete Unknown”), Zoë Chao (“Nightbitch”), Ryan Destiny (“The Fire Inside”), Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Perez”), Fred Hechinger (“Gladiator II”), Ella Hunt (“Saturday Night”), David Jonsson (“Alien: Romulus”), Josh Rivera (“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”), Drew Starkey (“Queer”), and Toby Wallace (“Eden”).
This year’s honorees will also be joined by Colleen Atwood (Career Achievement in Costume Design on October 20), David Alan Grier and Wendi McLendon-Covey (Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Award on October 18), Jane Lynch (Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Award on October 22), Peter Sarsgaard (Performance of the Year Award (Actor) on October 23), Christoph Waltz (Icon Award on October 17) who will receive their awards throughout the festival.
The 25th edition of the festival will be held from October 17-24 and will spotlight films from around the world. The Festival highlights include the Opening Night film “Old Guy” and the Closing Night film “A Real Pain.” Centerpiece films include “Blitz,” “Hard Truths,” “Nightbitch,” and “The Piano Lesson.”
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