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‘Nyad’ Oscar Nominee Annette Bening To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Inaugural Arlington Award


EXCLUSIVE: Annette Bening, who just received her fifth Oscar nomination last week for her acclaimed portrayal of champion swimmer Diana Nyad in Nyad, has been named as the inaugural recipient of th…

The Arlington represents the first new award the festival has created in over two decades and is named for the historic venue where all the fest’s annual tributes timed to Oscar season take place. On stage, Bening was last seen on Broadway in Jack O’Brien’s 2019 revival of Arthur Miller’s classic All My Sons alongside Tracy Letts, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. Past theater credits include: King Lear, Ruth Draper Monologues, The Cherry Orchard, Talking Heads, Hedda Gabler, and Medea.

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