Newport Beach Film Festival Announces 2025 Honorees: Brendan Fraser, Mark Hamill, Diane Lane and More (EXCLUSIVE)

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The 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) has unveiled its 2025 Festival Honors, set to take place on Oct. 19 at Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA. The Newport Beach Film Festival will take place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23, screening 100 feature films from around the world. This year’s honorees will include Brendan Fraser (“Rental Family”), Diane Lane (“Anniversary”) and Mark Hamill (“Life of Chuck”) who will each receive the Icon Award. Popular on VarietyThe 2025 honorees will be joined by Scarlett Johansson who will receive the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the brunch event alongside Rian Johnson who will receive Best Director Award. Johnson’s film, “Wake Up Dead Man” will screen on Oct. 17 at the festival.