Description Academy Awards Nominee Presenter James Franco Interview SBIFF 2011 Santa Barbara Film Festival Awards Presented by UGG Australia Academy Awards Nominee and Academy Awards Presenter James Franco Interview SBIFF 2011 Santa Barbara Trivia the only one in 25 years dual Academy Awards Nominee and Academy Awards Presenter since Paul Hogan Crocodile Dundee James Franco Interview SBIFF 2011 Santa Barbara Breaking News SBIFF 2011 Presented by UGG Australia Green Hornet Seth Rogen Honors SBIFF 2011 Actor James Franco Awarded Santa Barbara SBIFF 2011 Actor James Franco Awarded Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is proud to present James Franco with the Outstanding Performance of the Year Award on Saturday, January 29, 2011. He will be honored for his compelling performance in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours at the 26th edition of the Fest which runs January 27-February 6, 2011, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. This fall will see the release of the highly anticipated 127 Hours, in which Franco stars in the true story of young adventurer, Aron Ralson. After embarking on a journey through the Moab Desert, Ralson finds himself trapped and alone after a boulder crushes his arm deep within a canyon. There he is forced to take any means necessary to escape with his life. "A truly, an exceptional actor who embraces the character and lives the story to tell it," comments Durling, "James Franco eases onto the screen, seducing the audience no <b>...</b>
