Watch: 2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala and red carpet
It's here! The 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival started Thursday with the Awards Gala. You can watch the complete awards gala and red carpet arrivals, as well as some highlights from both below:
Awardees and presenters gathered at the Palm Springs Convention Center. News Channel 3's Angela Chen and Patrick Evans were live on the red carpet as the stars arrived. Check out our live coverage of the red carpet below, including some highlights.
This year's honorees include:
| Honoree | Award | Presenter | Past Honorees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Brooks The Color Purple | Spotlight Award, Actress | Tajiri P. Henson + Blitz Bazawule | Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Helen Hunt, Allison Janney, Julia Roberts and Yuh-Jung Youn |
| Paul Giamatti The Holdovers | Icon Award | Sandra Oh | Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep |
| Greta Gerwig Barbie | Director of the Year | Margot Robbie + America Ferrera | Sarah Polley, Jane Campion, Chloé Zhao, Quentin Tarantino, Bradley Cooper, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steve McQueen, David O. Russell |
| Colman Domingo Rustin | Spotlight Award, Actor | Lenny Kravitz | Brendan Fraser, Bryan Cranston and Andrew Garfield |
| Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers | Breakthrough Performance Award | Paul Giamatti | Danielle Deadwyler, Andra Day, Cynthia Erivo, Brie Larson, Jennifer Hudson, Lupita Nyong’o, Mary J. Blige, Rosamund Pike |
| Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer | Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Colin Farrell, Riz Ahmed, Adam Driver, Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Eddie Redmayne |
| Emma Stone Poor Things | Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress | Mark Ruffalo + Willem Dafoe | Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Renée Zellweger, Olivia Colman, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman |
| Jeffrey Wright American Fiction | Career Achievement Award | Leslie Uggams | Nicole Kidman, Annette Bening, Kevin Costner, Laura Dern, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee |
| Billie Eilish+ Finneas O’Connell Barbie | Chairman’s Award | Leslie Uggams | Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Gary Oldman, Joaquin Phoenix, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman, Regina King, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hanks |
| Carey Mulligan Maestro | International Star Award | Greta Gerwig | Michelle Yeoh, Penélope Cruz, Carey Mulligan, Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, Gary Oldman |
| Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, Jesse Plemons, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Redcorn, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNaoe Collins, Jillian Dion, Tatanka Means, William Belleau Killers of the Flower Moon | Vanguard Award | The Fabelmans, Belfast, Green Book, La La Land, Little Miss Sunshine, Shape of Water, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Young Adult |
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You'll be able to watch the red carpet and Awards Gala live in this article. Coverage starts at 4:00 p.m.
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