SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – It’s day two of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
This is a very exciting evening for movie goers, especially because Robert Downey Jr. is here.
Fans gathered at the Arlington Theater several hours early to see the cinema icon.
“I’m a big fan of Robert Downey Jr., because he’s one of my favorite actors for almost 16 years since I saw the first Iron Man movie,” said visitor Gabe Donova of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
During a ceremony at the theater, Downey Jr. received the Maltin Modern Master Award.
This award is considered the highest accolade, at the film festival.
The ceremony included an in-person conversation between Downey Jr. and legendary film historian and critic Leonard Maltin, for whom the award is named.
The duo will discuss Downey’s five-decade acting career, and his rise to becoming one of the most critically acclaimed actors to date, culminating in his recent performance as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s global cinematic phenomenon, Oppenheimer.