WEEK IN WOMEN: Zellweger to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Fest – Brandy McDonnell reports

November 13, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments judy, renee zellweger, santa barbara film festival, twiw, week in women

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Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger, who has earned acclaimed for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the last months of the iconic singer’s life in Judy, will receive the American Riviera Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The award tribute will take place during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, slated for Jan. 15-25 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California.

The American Riviera Award was established to recognize actors who have made a significant contribution to American cinema. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell writes features and reviews movies, music, events and the arts for The Oklahoman, Oklahoma's statewide newspaper, and NewsOK.com, the state's largest news Web site. Raised on a farm near Lindsay, Okla., she started her journalism career in seventh grade, when she was elected reporter for her school's 4-H Club. Taking her duties seriously, she began submitting stories to The Lindsay News, and worked for the local weekly through high school. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she worked for The Daily O'Collegian and earned her journalism degree with honors. She worked for three years at small Oklahoma dailies The Edmond Sun and Shawnee News-Star. In 2002, she joined The Oklahoman as a features reporter, writing about movies, the arts, events, families and nonprofits. She moved to The Oklahoman's entertainment desk in 2007. In 2004, she won a prestigious Journalism Fellowship in Child & Family Policy from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Along with her membership in AWFJ, she also is a founding member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Brandy writes The Week In Women blog for AWFJ.org.