Oscar winner Nicolas Cage and Oscar nominees June Squibb, Colman Domingo and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are among the honorees at this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival Honors on Oct. 20 at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The honorees will be feted at a special brunch also celebrating Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch.
Cage, currently appearing in the horror hit “Longlegs,” will receive the Icon Award for his long career. Joan Chen, recently seen in “Didi,” will receive the Career Achievement Award. Two Oscar nominees will also receive honors: Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”) is being presented the Maverick Award and June Squibb (“Thelma”) the Lifetime Achievement Award. Emmy and Grammy winner Diane Warren (“Six
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