Sean Marshall Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi) will receive the 15th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film. This will be the first time since the passing of Kirk Douglas that the honor will be awarded. The award benefits Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s year-round educational programs & will be presented to Yeoh on December 9, 2022, at a Black-Tie dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara.
Actor Michael Douglas praised Yeoh by saying: “A well-deserved honor for the legendary and multi-talented Michelle Yeoh. She has been entertaining and thrilling us in films since the 1980s …… AND she does her own stunts!! Bravo Michelle!“
Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia World contest in 1983 & later took began to catch attention through a television commercial she did with Jackie Chan, which brought her into the D&B Films family. Yeoh became a familiar face in martial arts films & also performed her own stunts, which got her the main role in 1985’s Yes, Madam,
The 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place LIVE February 8 – February 18, 2023. Official events, including screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes, will be held throughout the city, including at the historic Arlington Theatre. Passes for the 2023 Festival are on sale now at sbiff.org.
