Colman Domingo shall be honored with the Montecito Award on the fortieth Annual Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Competition.
Domingo, who received the excellent lead efficiency award at Monday’s Gothams, is about to obtain the award on Feb. 14 because the pageant celebrates his efficiency as Divine G in “Sing Sing.”
“Colman is such a dedicated performer and of essentially the most extraordinary skills within the small display screen, in theatre and in movie, and he makes all of it appear easy,” SBIFF government director Roger Durling mentioned. “His work in ‘Sing Sing’ is unforgettable.”
In his assessment for Selection, Stephen Saito described how “Domingo provides a commanding efficiency. Watching the sunshine in Divine G’s eyes diminish even just a bit quantities to a tragedy that ‘Sing Sing’ needn’t overstate.”
Final yr, Domingo was nominated for Greatest Actor on the Academy Awards for his flip as Bayard Rustin in Netflix’s “Rustin.” He was a part of the ensemble forged within the movie adaptation of the musical “The Coloration Purple,” which obtained a SAG Ensemble Nomination. Domingo can be identified for starring in “Euphoria,” “Zola,” “If Beale Avenue May Discuss,” “Selma” and “Candyman.”
Earlier recipients of the Montecito Award award embrace Jeffrey Wright, Penélope Cruz, Amanda Seyfried, Lupita Nyong’o, Melissa McCarthy, Saoirse Ronan, Isabelle Huppert, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts and Javier Bardem.
Domingo not too long ago wrapped manufacturing on “Michael” taking part in Joe Jackson. He may also be voicing Norman Obsorn within the Disney+ animated present “Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man.”
SBIFF runs from Feb. 4-15 and provides screenings, filmmaker Q&As, trade panels and movie star tributes.
