Mariah Carey ‘Breaks Through’ At Palm Springs Film Fest

PALM SPRINGS – Mariah Carey will receive the “Breakthrough Performance Award” for her role in the motion picture “Precious,” released in theatres in limited release November 6.

The movie tells the story of an overweight teenager, who is sent to an alternative school in hopes of changing her life.

The movie has won several awards at the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.

Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner says: “We’re delighted to be able to present the Breakthrough Performance Award to the extraordinary, very beautiful and versatile Mariah Carey, who, in a critically acclaimed role, completely transformed herself from a glamorous music icon to a forthright social worker for the role of Ms. Weiss in Precious.”

Mariah Carey will join previously announced honorees Morgan Freeman and Anna Kendrick at the event.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival kicks off January 5 and runs through the 18th.