The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced that actor Andrew Garfield will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award, the festival’s highest honor. Multiple outlets report the recognition will take place on Feb. 6, 2027.
Coverage links the award to Garfield’s broader career moment, including recent attention tied to his role in “Artificial,” in which he portrays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. One outlet also frames Garfield as part of an awards-season run, while another highlights that he will join film critic Leonard Maltin for an on-stage conversation connected to the honor. Overall, the stories agree on the recipient and date, with differences mainly in emphasis—either the significance of the award itself, the context of Garfield’s current visibility, or the event-format detail involving Maltin.
