NBFF Honors Featuring Variety 10 Actors to Watch

Newport Beach Film Festival Fall Honors featuring Variety 10 Actors to Watch | Sunday, November 3

This event marks the 21st anniversary of Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, and the kick off for next year’s 21st Annual Newport Beach Film Festival. 2019 marks the second annual Variety 10 Actors to Watch Fall Honors with Newport Beach as the host city. The Newport Beach Film Festival seeks to bring the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking from around the world to Orange County, showcasing a diverse collection of international studio and independent films from all film categories; embracing the passion, vision, and independent spirit of both emerging and seasoned filmmakers. The 21st Annual Newport Beach Film Festival will take place from April 23rd – April 30th, 2020, presenting hundreds of films to over 50,000 attendees.

ICON AWARD | Alfre Woodard (Clemency, 12 Years a Slave)

 

ARTIST OF DISTINCTION AWARDS | Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” upcoming In the Heights);

Allen Leech (Downton Abbey, Bohemian Rhapsody);

Tracy Letts (Ford v Ferrari, Little Women);

Melissa Rauch (The Laundromat, “The Big Bang Theory”)

VARIETY’s 10 TO WATCH | Jessie Buckley (Judy, Wild Rose, “Chernobyl”);

Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple,” Harriet);

Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things,” Once Upon a Time in Hollywood);

Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (Luce, Waves);

Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place, Ford v Ferrari, Honey Boy);

Rob Morgan (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Just Mercy);

Camila Morrone (Mickey and the Bear);

Glen Powell (Hidden Figures, Top Gun: Maverick);

Margaret Qualley (“Fosse/Verdon,” Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Seberg);

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“On Becoming a God in Central Florida”)

Newport Beach & Company President and CEO Gary Sherwin, Variety Deputy Awards and Features Editor Jenelle Riley, Jessie Buckley, Cynthia Erivo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Noah Jupe, Rob Morgan, Camila Morrone, Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, NBFF Co-founder Todd Quartararo and NBFF CEO Gregg Schwenk pose onstage during the Newport Beach Film Festival Fall Honors And Variety’s 10 Actors To Watch presented by Visit Newport Beach and the Newport Beach Film Festival at The Resort at Pelican Hill on November 03, 2019 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Visit Newport Beach)