On February 5 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), Angelina Jolie was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award. The award was created in 1995 and was previously titled the Modern Master Award. The award was renamed in 2015 to honor film critic Leonard Maltin, who interviewed Jolie last night before she was presented with the award by Ava DuVernay. Jolie is the 21st artist to receive the award; she is amongst the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis, Denzel Washington, Clint Eastwood, and others.

Jolie’s most recent movie, Maria, which looks at the life of Maria Callas in the seven days leading up to her death, was nominated for the 97th Annual Oscars Award for best cinematography. Jolie’s other projects include movies like Girl, Interrupted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Gia, The Bone Collector, and many others. Jolie has directed multiple films as well, including Unbroken, First They Killed My Father, and Without Blood. She is also an activist, working with refugees as a humanitarian, helping with environmental conservation and funding for schools, education, and health projects world-wide, and founding the Maddox Foundation.

The Award’s namesake  Leonard Maltin interviewed Jolie before the award was presented. Jolie spoke of her dark upbringing, her time in Cambodia filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and her previous projects. But on the carpet Jolie spoke mostly of her fellow cast and crew. “One of the most wonderful parts about film is that it’s community, and it’s not an art form you do alone.”