Robert Redford has been named recipient of the 2014 American Riviera Award by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, SBIFF organizers announced on Tuesday.
The award, which will be presented on Feb. 7 at the Arlington Theatre, is a significant “get” for Santa Barbara in the competition between festivals and awards bodies to give honorary awards to high-profile contenders likely to figure in the Oscar race.
Redford, 77, has been relatively quiet on the campaign trail this awards season, though his largely wordless performance in J.C. Chandor’s “All Is Lost” has brought him some of the most positive reviews of his five-decade acting career.