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Santa Barbara Film Festival Awards: Ralph Fiennes Set As Performer Of The Year For ‘Conclave’

Ralph Fiennes has been selected to receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara Film Festival.

Ralph FiennesJohn Nacion/Getty Images Fiennes will be honored during a ceremony at the festival on February 6, 2025, adding his name to recent recipients of the honor including Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sacha Baron Cohen, Adam Driver, Rami Malek, and Margot Robbie and Allison Janney. “Ralph Fiennes is one of the most gifted actors working in both cinema and theatre and has bequeathed us with so many memorable and extraordinary performances. He outdoes himself in Conclave — bestowing us with what may be the best work in his already legendary career,” SBIFF executive director Roger Durling said.

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