It was bedlam on the streets of downtown Santa Barbara. One by one, SUVs carrying Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, and Leonardo DiCaprio pulled up outside the Arlington Theater to be honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Several hundred people waiting behind barriers for a glimpse of the stars went wild as each one arrived.
The Monday night event was the presentation of the festival’s Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award to the trio for their roles in the acclaimed feature film One Battle After Another. All three of them earned Oscar nominations. But many people admitted they were just excited to get a glimpse of the stars together…