34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
Featuring: Cate Blanchett (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Austin Butler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor), Viola Davis (Chairman’s Award for acting and producing), Danielle Deadwyler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress), Colin Farrell (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Brendan Fraser (Spotlight Award), Bill Nighy (International Star Award, Actor), Sarah Polley (Director of the Year Award), Michelle Yeoh (International Star Award, Actress), The Fabelmans ‑ director Steven Spielberg, producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and cast members Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch (Vanguard Award).
The following awards were presented at this year’s Film Awards: Cate Blanchett (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Austin Butler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor), Viola Davis (Chairman’s Award for acting and producing), Danielle Deadwyler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress), Colin Farrell (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Brendan Fraser (Spotlight Award), Bill Nighy (International Star Award, Actor), Sarah Polley (Director of the Year Award), Michelle Yeoh (International Star Award, Actress), The Fabelmans – director Steven Spielberg , producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and cast members Michelle Williams , Paul Dano , Seth Rogen , Gabriel LaBelle , Judd Hirsch , Julia Butters , Sam Rechner , and Keeley Karsten (Vanguard Award).
Presenters were: Cate Blanchett, Hong Chau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sally Field, Brian Tyree Henry, Stephanie Hsu, Eric Idle, Kazuo Ishiguro, Baz Luhrmann and Sam Rockwell.
Other guests included festival representative Lili Rodriguez (Artistic Director); Phillip Keene, Udo Kier , ThusoMbedu ( The Woman King ), Gina Prince-Bythewood ( The Woman King ), Julius Tennon ( The Woman King ), Todd Field (Tár) and Nina Hoss (Tár).
The 34 th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), held its Film Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Thursday, January 5, 2023, co-hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner . Honorees were presented with either the John Kennedy “The Entertainer” statue or a Chihuly Glass Sculpture. The event was presented by American Express and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.
AWARDS SHOW HONOREES/PRESENTERS IN SHOW ORDER
| Honoree | Award | Presenter | Past Honorees |
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Danielle Deadwyler
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Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress | Brian Tyree Henry | Andra Day, Cynthia Erivo, Brie Larson, Jennifer Hudson, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, Mary J. Blige, Rosamund Pike |
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Brendan Fraser
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Spotlight Award, Actor | Hong Chau | Bryan Cranston and Andrew Garfield |
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Sarah Polley
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Director of the Year | Eric Idle | Jane Campion, Chloé Zhao, Quentin Tarantino, Bradley Cooper, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steve McQueen, Jason Reitman, David O. Russell, Robert Zemeckis |
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Austin Butler
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Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor | Baz Luhrmann | Rami Malek, Jeremy Renner, Mahershala Ali |
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Michelle Yeoh
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International Star Award, Actress | Stephanie Hsu | Penélope Cruz, Carey Mulligan, Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, Gary Oldman, Saoirse Ronan. |
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Colin Farrell
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Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor | Sam Rockwell | Andrew Garfield, Riz Ahmed, Adam Driver, Jeff Bridges, Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Eddie Redmayne. |
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Cate Blanchett
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Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress | Jamie Lee Curtis | Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Renée Zellweger, Olivia Colman, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Saoirse Ronan |
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Bill Nighy
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International Star Award, Actor | Kazuo Ishiguro | Daniel Kaluuya, Antonio Banderas, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, Gary Oldman. Saoirse Ronan |
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Viola Davis
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Chairman’s Award (for acting and producing) | Cate Blanchett | Jennifer Hudson, Gary Oldman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman, Regina King, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hanks |
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Gabriel LaBelle, Keeley Karsten, Judd Hirsch, Julia Butters, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Sam Rechner, Seth Rogen, Steven Spielberg
The Fabelmans |
Vanguard Award | Sally Field | Belfast, Green Book, La La Land, Little Miss Sunshine, Shape of Water, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Young Adult |
