Bradley Cooper of ‘Maestro’ to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Fest

In recognition of his portrayal of the composer Leonard Bernstein in the Netflix film Maestro, which he also co-wrote and directed, Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the fest announced Thursday.

The festival will honor Cooper, 48, at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, with a career-retrospective conversation, followed by the presentation of the award. Other previous recipients of the award include Cate Blanchett, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Sacha Baron Cohen, and many more.

“Nine-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper has proven to be an actor of incredible range and versatility,” SBIFF executive director Roger Durling said in a statement. “What has impressed me the most is that he has also grown to be one of the most indelible directing voices. He’s a renaissance man — an outstanding performer indeed!”

The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will run Feb. 7-17, 2024. Previously announced honorees include Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr. and Poor Things’s Mark Ruffalo. Additional honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.

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