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Santa Barbara International Film Festival honors Michelle Yeoh with Kirk Douglas Film Award

By Drew Ascione

Published December 12, 2022 10:47 am

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- The Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored Michelle Yeoh with this year's annual Kirk Douglas Excellence in Film Award over the weekend recognizing the actress's trailblazing lifelong career in cinema.

Michelle Yeoh currently stars as A24's latest super action heroine in Everything Everywhere All At Once and walked the carpet over the weekend in her first trip to Santa Barbara to receive the award.

It was the first time the award has been given since the actor Kirk Douglas's death. Yeoh was joined by President of the Academy Janet Yang and Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert to celebrate her achievement.

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