Actor Forest Whitaker discusses his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Whitaker, an Academy Award nominee, was given the festival's American Riviera Award.
Former Vice-President Al Gore reacts during a standing ovation following director James Cameron's request for Gore to run for president. Cameron made the request when he presented the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Excellence in Nature Filmmaking Award presented to Gore and Davis Guggenheim for "An Inconvenient Truth," Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Actress Sandra Bulluck arrives for the Santa Barbara Film Festival's awards ceremony Feb. 3, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Actress Jennifer Aniston waves as she arrives at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Aniston was on-hand for a screening of her short film titled "Room 10," the actress' directorial debut.
Director James Cameron presents the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Excellence in Nature Filmmaking Award to Al Gore and Davis Guggenheim for "An Inconvenient Truth," Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Former Vice President Gore was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Feb. 1, 2007, while Gore and Davis' film is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Actress Sandra Bullock presents the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's American Riviera Award to Academy Award-nominee Forest Whitaker, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Actor Forest Whitaker accepts the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's American Riviera Award Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Director Davis Guggenheim kisses his wife, actress Elisabeth Shue, as they arrive at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where the the Excellence in Nature Filmmaking Award was presented to Al Gore and Guggenheim for "An Inconvenient Truth," Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Director Davis Guggenheim, left, and former Vice-President Al Gore pose for photographers after recieving the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Excellence in Nature Filmmaking Award for "An Inconvenient Truth," Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Actresses Rachel Shelley, left, and Heather Graham pose for a photograph at the post-premiere party of their film "Gray Matters" during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif. It was the final screening of the festival.
Actress Sandra Bullock poses for photographers with actor Forest Whitaker after Whitaker accepted the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's American Riviera Award Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Actors Tom Cavanagh and Heather Graham pose for a photograph at the post-premiere party of their film "Gray Matters" during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Santa Barbara, Calif.