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Viola Davis with fest's Roger Durling Samuel L. Jackson, Octavia Spencer and Myrlie Evers-Williams meet in the Viola Davis tribute. SBIFF opening nighters include Craig Sonnenfeld, Andy Davis, Lawrence Kasdan and James Newton Howard. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline along with a "darling companion" open the festival. Christopher Plummer takes happens with Mike Mills.WB's Ned Cost unspools a restored "Clockwork Orange" at fest. Martin Scorsese talks photos in the American Riviera Award Tribute. The forces behind the 27th Santa Barbara Film Festival really understand how to pick Them, weight loss than 20 of the year's Oscar nominees happen to be skedded to accept ride in the coast during the period of the 11-day extravaganza. The new sony Pictures Classics opened up the fest Jan. 26 using its "Darling Companion." Viola Davis and Christopher Plummer required home honorary acting awards over the past weekend. As well as on Monday evening, Martin Scorsese received the American Riviera Award for his body of labor. A 1000 from the director's greatest fans jammed the Arlington Theater on Condition Street to become listed on the "Hugo" helmer inside a evening of recollections and celluloid remembrances. Leonard Maltin put the questions, Scorsese clarified in the rapid-fire staccato style, and also the rapt crowd, including Ben Kingsley, cheered, chuckled and sighed in appreciation. "Scorsese is really a filmmaker who not compromise, a huge from the cinema who not relaxation on his laurels," stated SBIFF professional director Roger Durling, even though the 69-year-old director accepted to feeling the requirement for some relaxation right now. "The honours circuit is becoming very arduous," stated Scorsese, who then proceeded to regale the aud for near to three hrs with tales and clips from his photos. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com