The actor Colman Domingo, best known for “Rustin,” has been selected to win the Palm Springs Film Festival’s Spotlight Award for Actor. The honorary award will be given out on January 4 at the Palm Springs Convention Center during the festival’s Film Awards gala.
In addition to the esteemed group of previously revealed honorees, Domingo is joined by the film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which is slated to win the Vanguard Award, as well as Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Gerwig, Jeffrey Wright, and Carey Mulligan.
Colman Domingo has notable awards in his pocket
In “Rustin,” Domingo portrayed civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. PSIFF chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi praised Domingo’s extraordinary talents, emphasizing his role as a planner of the 1963 March on Washington. Colman Domingo will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor, in appreciation of this performance that defined his career.
Colman Domingo has received praise from earlier nominations.
He was nominated for a SAG Ensemble Award and an Independent Spirit Award for his work in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” He also received a nomination for a second Spirit Award and a Gotham Award for his performance in “Zola.” I
In 2022, Domingo accomplished a noteworthy accomplishment by taking home an Emmy Award for his work in HBO’s “Euphoria.” One of his next projects is to play a part in the musical version of “The Color Purple.”
The Palm Springs Film Festival to give award to Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan will receive the International Star Award for Actress from the Palm Springs Film Festival in recognition of her performance in Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro.”
Mulligan’s performance in the historical and personal examination of renowned composer Leonard Bernstein was praised by Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. He observed that as she plays Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, she is able to capture the extremes of true love, from its amazing highs to its deep lows.
The festival is honored to give Carey Mulligan the International Star Award, Actress, in honor of this performance and her noteworthy reputation in international film.
Greta Gerwig was named Palm Springs Film Festival’s Director of the Year Award
The Palm Springs Film Festival has named Greta Gerwig the winner of the Director of the Year Award for her work on the Warner Bros. blockbuster “Barbie.” At $1.44 billion worldwide, the zeitgeisty hit movie became the year’s highest-grossing box office success.
Gerwig is a three-time Oscar nominee, and her directing of “Lady Bird” won her the Palm Springs Directors to Watch award in 2018. She will be honored on January 4 at the Palm Springs Convention Center during the festival’s opening-night Film Awards gala.
The best movie of the year, in festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi’s opinion, is what Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has to offer.
The movie, hailed as the ideal fusion of humor, heart, and adventure, found an international audience and eventually became a cultural icon. Chandi called Gerwig a “masterful filmmaker,” praising the extraordinary craft teams and her partnership with co-writer Noah Baumbach.
He praised Gerwig’s vision’s vivid realization, which was only surpassed by the cast’s and Margot Robbie’s incredible performances.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph will receive the 2024 Breakthrough Performance Award
Da’Vine At the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Joy Randolph, who played a bereaved school cook in Alexander Payne’s film “The Holdovers,” will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award.
She plays Mary Lamb in the film, a woman dealing with the death of her 20-year-old son while serving in the military. Mary finds herself stuck at an Eastern boarding school with five male “holdover” students and an irascible teacher (Paul Giamatti) while the other students go home for the holidays to spend time with their families.
