Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard to Receive Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award
Jacques Audiard on the set of Emilia Perez. (credit: Shanna Besson/PAGE 114 – WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS – PATHÉ FILMS – FRANCE 2 CINÉMA)
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Ariana Grande to Receive Rising Star Award at Palm Springs Film Awards for Wicked
Ariana Grande in Wicked (Photo; Giles Keyte | Universal Pictures) Ariana Grande has been named the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in Universal Pictures’ Wicked. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025.
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Anora and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Lead Nominations for 40th Spirit Awards
Anora (Neon), I Saw the TV Glow (A24) Anora and I Saw the TV Glow lead the nominations for the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards with six each.
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NY Film Critics Circle Awards – The Brutalist, Adrien Brody, Nickel Boys, Janet Planet Win Top Honors
Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (Credit: Lol Crawley | A24) The New York Film Critics Circle voted Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist as Best Film of 2024, along with Best Actor honors for Adrien Brody for his performance in the film as visionary architect László Toth who emigrates to America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Prestigious Montecito Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (Credit: Dominic Leon, A24) Colman Domingo will receive the prestigious Montecito Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his “powerhouse performance” in Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing as Divine G. This announcement follows Domingo’s win at last night’s Gotham Awards, where he took home the honor for Outstanding Lead Performance.
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Ted Danson to Receive Carol Burnett Award at Golden Globes
Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside (Colleen E. Hayes / Netflx) Three-time winner of Golden Globes Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025.
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Chairman’s Award for ‘A Complete Unknown’ at Palm Springs Film Awards
Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. (Macall Polay, Searchlight Pictures.) Timothée Chalamet will receive the Chairman’s Award for his performance in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
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Sophie Okonedo to Receive Richard Harris Award at British Independent Film Awards
Sophie Okonedo in WIld Rose (Entertainment One) Actress Sophie Okonedo will be honored with the Richard Harris Award at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
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Runt, ‘Genocide in the Wildflower State’, ‘Stubbornly Here’ Win at WA Screen Culture Awards
courtesy WA Screen Culture Awards Runt, the Australian family film by John Sheedy, following ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Dog Show so they can save the family farm, dominated Western Australian WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCA) taking home all four of its nominations. The film won Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m and Outstanding Achievement in Writing, Production Design and Original Music.
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‘The Brutalist’ Cinematographer Lol Crawley to Receive Roby Müller Award at IFFR
Lol Crawley (courtesy IFFR) Cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist has been named the recipient of the sixth annual Roby Müller Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). During IFFR 2025, Crawley will give an IFFR Talk on his work, along with presenting the Dutch premiere of the The Brutalist.
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IFFR Unveils First Titles in Short & Mid-Length Strand + Matthew Lax and Timoteus Anggawan Kusno Focus Programs
a river holds a perfect memory directed by Hope Strickland (courtesy IFFR) International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 unveiled the first selections for the Short & Mid-Length strand including ten world premieres and two international premieres.
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‘Better Man’ and ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Bookend 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival Lineup
The Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.