Haute Scene, News | January 4, 2025

On The Scene At The 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards

Haute Scene, News | January 4, 2025
36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
(L-R) Zahara Marley Jolie and Angelina Jolie

Photo Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society

The 2025 awards season kicked off in full force on Friday night at the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Awards, celebrating this season’s most talked-about and acclaimed film performances.
36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
(L-R) Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, and Zoe Saldana

Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society

The following awards were presented –
  • Adrien Brody (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor) presented by Andrew Garfield
  • Timothée Chalamet (Chairman’s Award) presented by Gary Oldman
  • Kieran Culkin (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor) presented by Sharon Stone
  • Colman Domingo (Spotlight Award, Actor) presented by Demi Moore
  • Ariana Grande (Rising Star Award) presented by Jennifer Coolidge
  • Angelina Jolie (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress) presented by Jacqueline Bisset
  • Nicole Kidman (International Star Award) presented by Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Mikey Madison (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress) presented by Isabella Rossellini
  • Denis Villeneuve (Visionary Award) presented by Amy Adams and Timothée Chalamet
  • Conclave (Ensemble Performance Award) presented to actors Ralph FiennesIsabella RosselliniStanley Tucci, John LithgowCarlos Diehz, and Lucian Msamati
  • Emilia Pérez (Vanguard Award) presented to director Jacques Audiard and actors Karla Sofia Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Edgar Ramírez presented by Alan Cumming
36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
Timothée Chalamet, winner of the Chairman’s Award

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36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
(L-R) Édgar Ramírez, Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez, winners of the Vanguard Award for “Emilia Pérez”

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Other guests in attendance included festival representatives Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi and Lili Rodriguez (Artistic Director), Faraz Arif Ansari (Bun Tikki), Edward Burns (Millers in Marriage) and Christy TurlingtonJon M. Chu (Wicked), Dan Cohen (President, Republic Pictures), James Duff (producer/writer), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Phillip Keene (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Halina Reijn (Babygirl), William Rodriguez (Silvercrest), and James Sweeney (Twinless).

36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
(L-R) Georgina Chapman and Amy Adams

Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society

Presenters included: Amy Adams, Edward Berger, Jacqueline Bisset, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andrew Garfield, Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Sharon Stone.

36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards
Colman Domingo

Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society

The 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) held its Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Honorees were presented with either the John Kennedy “The Entertainer” statue or a Chihuly Glass Sculpture.

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