MUMBAI: Christopher Nolan, who gave us films like Inception and Batman Begins will be honoured at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBFF) when he will receive the Modern Master Award to be held in California next year. The Santa Barbara film festival will celebrate its 26th annual event next year.

The SBFF is an annual event which honours Hollywood stalwarts by paying respect to their talents every year. The Modern Master Award is the highest honour that a person is conferred with at this annual film festival. 

The organizers of the SBFF make sure that every deserving person from the world of Hollywood cinema, ranging from actors to directors and technicians, is honored at the annual event.

In the previous years too the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has passed on the Modern master Award to popular personalities like Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges, Peter Jackson, George Clooney, Will Smith, Cate Blanchett, Clint Eastwood, and James Cameron.