The Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored this year’s Oscar nominated directors at their ‘Outstanding Directors of the Year Award’ tribute event. We spoke with them about what it means to be honored at the film festival.
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
James Mangold – A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard did not do interviews with the press line.
You can see more of our interviews from SBIFF here.
About The Event:
Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ), Sean Baker (ANORA), Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST), Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE), and James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) receive the 2025 SBIFF Directors of the Year Award at an in-person conversation about their respective films. Following one on one conversations, the honorees join in a group discussion. The event took place on Monday, February 10th starting at 8:00pm at the historic Arlington Theatre, and was moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, Executive Awards Editor.
— Kari Lane