MUMBAI: A strong Oscar contender for her performance opposite Colin Firth in A Single Man,Julianne Moore will receive the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival‘s Montecito Award.

The four-time Academy Award nominee will collect the award on 1 February.

 
The Montecito Award was created to recognise a series of "classic and standout performances" in a career. Previous recipients include Kate Winslet, Javier Bardem, Naomi Watts and Annette Bening.

The festival runs from 4 to 14 February.