Stellan Skarsgård , the veteran actor who is poised to land the first Oscar nomination of his career for his widely hailed turn in the Swedish film Sentimental Value , will be the 2026 recipient of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival ‘s Montecito Award, the fest announced on Thursday.

The 74-year-old will be feted with a clips-and-conversation career tribute at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theater on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

Skarsgård, the patriarch of a family of film actors, is known for his work in art house films (e.g. his five collaborations with Lars von Trier , most notably 1996’s Breaking the Waves ), studio movies (e.g. installments of the Dune , Mamma Mia! , Pirates of the Caribbean and MCU franchises) and prestige TV shows (e.g. the 2019 limi

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