Alicia Vikander, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Geza Rohrig to Receive Virtuosos Awards From Santa Barbara Film Festival

Alicia Vikander, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Géza Röhrig have been added to the roster of Virtuosos Award honorees at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, SBIFF organizers announced on Thursday.

The three new honorees bring to seven the number of breakthrough actors who will be part of the tribute on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara. Previously, the festival announced that Elizabeth Banks, Joel Edgerton, Paul Dano and Jacob Tremblay would be honored.

In 2015, Vikander narrated one film and appeared in four others, notably “The Danish Girl” and “Ex Machina.” Jackson portrayed his father, Ice Cube, in “Straight Outta Compton.” Röhrig played the lead role in the Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” in which he is onscreen for virtually the entire running time, usually in closeup.

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“These performers have used their craft and respective roles to transport us through the varied lives of their characters,” said festival director Roger Durling in a statement. “We have followed them along their artistic pursuits and are excited to join them in next steps of their journeys.”

The Virtuosos Award annually singles out performers who have had major breakthroughs in the previous year, with past recipients including Chadwick Boseman, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, J.K. Simmons, Eddie Redmayne, Quvenzhané Wallis, Demian Bichir, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley and Carey Mulligan.

Because the tribute takes place just as Oscar voting is about to begin, the Virtuosos Award evening is typically a campaign stop of sorts for nominees. That can also cause problems for the festival, which selects its honorees before nominations are announced: Two years ago, for example, three of the seven Virtuosos honorees were no-shows after failing to land Oscar nominations.

(Brie Larson and Michael B. Jordan, however, weren’t nominated but did show up.)

The 31st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival begins on Feb. 3 and runs through Feb. 13 in the coastal town north of Los Angeles.

15 Busiest Movie Actors of 2015, From Alicia Vikander to Anthony Mackie (Photos)

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Alicia Vikander
The Swedish actress starred in four movies this year: "Ex Machina," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Burnt" and "The Danish Girl."
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Domhnall Gleeson
Gleeson was extremely busy as well, starring in multiple films that have received award nominations: "Ex Machina," "Brooklyn," "The Revenant" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
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Tom Hardy
The British hunk had roles in "Mad Max: Fury Road," "London Road," "The Revenant" and "Child 44" this year.
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Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson starred in "Barely Lethal," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Chi-Raq," "Kingsman: The Secret Service" and "The Hateful Eight."
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Anthony Mackie
A bunch of movies starring Mackie were released this year: "The Night Before," "Love the Coopers," "Our Brand is Crisis," "Ant-Man, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Shelter" and "Black or White" and "Playing It Cool."
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Rachel McAdams
The actress started her year with Sony's "Aloha" and then went on to star in "Everything Will Be Fine," "Spotlight" and "Southpaw." She also had one of the leading roles in HBO's second season of "True Detective."
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Michael Fassbender
"Steve Jobs" wasn't Fassbender's only film this year. He also released "Slow West" and "Macbeth," as well as the short, "Zero."
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Robert De Niro
The 72-year-old melted hearts in this year's "The Intern," but also starred in "Heist," "Ellis," "Hands of Stone" and "Joy."
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Michael Stuhlbarg
Stuhlbarg was seen in four movies this year: "Pawn Sacrifice," "Steve Jobs," "Trumbo" and "Cut Bank."
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Elizabeth Banks
The actress/producer had roles in "Pitch Perfect 2," "Love & Mercy," Wet Hot American Summer," "Magic Mike XXL," and "Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2."
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Michael Pena
Pena starred in "The Martian," "Ant-Man," "Vacation," "Hell and Back" and "The Vatican Tapes."
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John Cusack
Cusack had five releases this year: "Map to the Stars," "Chi-Raq," "Love & Mercy," "Shanghai" and "Dragon Blade."
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Amanda Seyfried
The actress starred in "Love the Coopers," "Pan," Ted 2," "While We're Young" and "Fathers and Daughters."
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Joel Edgerton
Edgerton starred in "Black Mass" opposite Johnny Depp, and also had roles in "The Gift," "Life" and the short, "Lifted."
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Jake Gyllenhaal
The actor appeared in "Accidental Love," "Southpaw" and "Everest" -- and a fourth drama, "Demolition," premiered at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival.
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