www.bayareahq.com - Monday night saw an eclectic group of cinema all-stars receive awards from the 59th annual SFIFF, the San Francisco Film Society. The star -studded red carpet featured several Hollywood actors and actresses, Oscar winners, nominees, and Bay Area arts and entertainment icons. While Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious series) and Stephen Fry (The Man Who Knew Infinity) made brief pit stops for photo ops, we caught up with all the awards recipients, and notable presenters. Peter Docter, the man who directed Pixar's Monsters Inc., Up, Inside Out was in attendance to present the Kanbar Storytelling Award to Tom McCarthy, oscar-winning writer and director of Spotlight. Marcia Gay Harden, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Pollock, excitedly talked about her role in presenting the Peter J. Owens Acting award to Ellen Burstyn, who also won an Oscar for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Local favorite, Tony Taccone, was excited about not only working with Mira Nair on the upcoming musical run of Monsoon Wedding in the Bay Area, but also to be presenting her with the Irving M. Levin Directing Award. We were also interested to find out that Peter Coyote, recipient of the George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award, has written two great books you should explore: Sleeping Where I Fall & The Rainman's Third Cure. One of the city's most highly anticipated cultural events, Film Society Awards Night is co-chaired by Heidi Castelein and Victoria Raiser and sponsored by Net-a-Porter.

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