Fri, 23 October 2009 at 9:20 am

Diane Kruger Honors Quentin Tarantino

Diane Kruger arrives at the 4th Annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Biltmore Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday (October 22) in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The 33-year-old Inglourious Basterds actress was there to support Quentin Tarantino who was honored at the event.

“He took a leap of faith on an actress who has so far only played Helen of Troy and did National Treasure. He sees me completely different,” Diane shared after filming Inglourious Basterds. “I feel Quentin gave me a great gift. No matter what impact this movie has on my career, or if it turns into a box office hit or not, I feel like I won the lottery.”

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16 Comments

# 1

celia @ 10/23/2009 at 9:30 am

She looks gorgeous. Love the hair and the dress. But I hate the shoes.

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alicia @ 10/23/2009 at 9:46 am

Diane always looks gorgeous

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khristi @ 10/23/2009 at 10:17 am

I love her fashion sense-the dress and shoes are amazing, and the fact that she always makes it her own with a Chanel bag slung across her. Amazing.

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Cheryl @ 10/23/2009 at 10:44 am

She’s beautiful and talented besides being Brad Pitt’s side squeeze.

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ann @ 10/23/2009 at 10:45 am

She is pretty.

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ummahyk @ 10/23/2009 at 11:28 am

i loved how she interpreted her character in Inglorius ********..i hope we get to see her in future movies:)

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Pretty @ 10/23/2009 at 12:53 pm

Very pretty lady.

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NeedAnswerASAP @ 10/23/2009 at 1:15 pm

Yes, but who is she wearing?

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Saudia @ 10/23/2009 at 1:39 pm

God she’s flawless . . love her outfit

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jade @ 10/23/2009 at 3:54 pm

Diane is gorgeous!

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bubbey @ 10/23/2009 at 6:09 pm

Beautiful specimen of womanhood.

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What's with that @ 10/23/2009 at 8:11 pm

What’s with all the Germans trying to make it big in America.
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Their parents tried to take over the world and started a world war (twice).
She can have her career in Germany.

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wake up @ 10/23/2009 at 9:36 pm

Brad should hang out with this, not with the tattooed skeleton of morticia adams.

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sniffles @ 10/24/2009 at 5:02 pm

I’m sorry but this woman can NOT act!! I’m not digging the outfit, she looks so plain. Would it kill her to do something with the hair. She’s sure riding this movie and Quentin for all their worth.

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lakers fan in boston @ 10/24/2009 at 7:09 pm

other than those horrible shoes she looks sexy
love those eyes of hers and i love her hair as well, it’s always looking great