21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 5-18, 2010
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 5 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Quentin Tarantino |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Morgan Freeman
Helen Mirren |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Marion Cotillard, Nine |
| Breakthrough Performance Award |
|
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Mariah Carey, Precious |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Anna Kendrick |
| Director of the Year Award |
|
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
T Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Niels Arden Oplev (Sweden) |
| Runner Up |
|
The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
Stephan Komandarev (Bulgaria) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
Inside Hana's Suitcase
Larry Weinstein (Canada) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Involuntary
Ruben Östlund (Sweden) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor |
|
Tedo Bekhauri
The Other Bank (Georgia) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actress |
|
Anne Dorval
I Killed My Mother(Canada) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
A Brand New Life
Ounie Lecomte (South Korea) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
Devil's Town
Vladimir Paskaljevic (Serbia) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Haim Tabakman
Eyes Wide Open(Israel) |
| Special Mention |
|
Caroline Bottaro
Queen to Play (France);
Warwick Thornton
Samson & Delilah (Australia) |
| Bridging the Borders Award |
|
Letters to Father Jacob
Klaus Härö (Finland) |
20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 6-19, 2009
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 6 |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Clint Eastwood |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing |
|
Ron Howard |
| Chairman's Award |
|
Dustin Hoffman |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Gus Van Sant |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sean Penn, Milk |
| Spotlight Award |
|
Amy Adams, Doubt |
| Breakthrough Performance Award |
|
Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Dakota Fanning |
| Ensemble Cast Award |
|
Cast of Revolutionary Road
(Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Kathy Bates, Dylan Baker, Zoe Kazan) |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Departures
Yojiro Takita (Japan) |
| Runner Up |
|
Patrik, Age 1.5
Ella Lemhagen (Sweden) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
Eric Bricker (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Matt Tyrnauer (USA) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Revanche
Götz Spielmann (Austria) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor |
|
Natar Ungalaaq
The Necessities of Life (Canada) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actress |
|
Martina Gusman
Lion's Den (Argentina) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
Hooked
Adrian Sitaru (Romania) |
| Special Jury Mention |
|
Rain
Maria Govan (Bahamas) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Amin Matalqa
Captain Abu Raed (Jordan) |
| Bridging the Borders Award |
|
Waltz with Bashir
Ari Folman (Israel) |
19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 3-14, 2008
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 5 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Joe Wright |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Halle Berry
Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Breakthrough Performance Award |
|
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Nikki Blonsky
Emile Hirsch |
| Chairman's Vanguard Award |
|
Juno |
| Ensemble Cast Award |
|
Cast of Hairspray
(Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, John Travolta, Christopher Walken) |
| Director of the Year Award |
|
Sean Penn, Into the Wild |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
James Newton Howard |
| Screen Actors Guild Foundation Patron of the Arts Award |
|
Jerry Weintraub |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Then She Found Me
Helen Hunt (USA) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Autism: The Musical
Tricia Regan (USA) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Armin
Ognjen Svilicic (Croatia) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor |
|
Song Gang-ho
Secret Sunshine (South Korea) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actress |
|
Anamaria Marinca & Laura Vasiliu
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
Hounds
Ann-Kristin Reyels (Germany) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Nadav Schirman
The Champagne Spy (Israel) |
| Special Jury Mention |
|
The Waltz
Salvatore Maira (Italy) |
| Special Jury Mention for Cinematography |
|
Two Embraces
Frederico Barbarosa (Mexico) |
| Heineken Red Star Award |
|
Nic Balthazar
Ben X (Belgium) |
| Bridging the Borders Award |
|
The Band's Visit
Eran Kolinn (Israel) |
18th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 4-15, 2007
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 6 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Todd Field |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Cate Blanchett |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Kate Winslet |
| Breakthrough Performance Award |
|
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Adam Beach
Jessica Biel |
| Chairman's Vanguard Award |
|
Little Miss Sunshine |
| Ensemble Cast Award |
|
Cast of Babel
(Adriana Barraza, Gael García Bernal, Cate Blanchett, Boubker Ait El Caid, Rinko Kikuchi, Brad Pitt, Said Tarchani, Kôji Yakusho) |
| Director of the Year Award |
|
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Babel |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Philip Glass |
| Screen Actors Guild Foundation Patron of the Arts Award |
|
Sydney Pollack |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Germany) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Blindsight
Lucy Walker (UK) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro (Mexico) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor |
|
Mads Mikkelsen
After the Wedding (Denmark/Sweden) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actress |
|
Blanca Lewin
In Bed (Germany/Chile) |
| New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Prize |
|
Agua
Verónica Chen (Argentina) |
| New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize |
|
It's Winter
Rafi Pitts (Iran) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
John Jeffcoat
Outsourced (USA) |
17th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 5-16, 2006
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 7 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
David Cronenberg |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Shirley MacLaine |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Jake Gyllenhaal
Charlize Theron |
| Breakthrough Performance Award |
|
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Terrence Howard |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Thomas Newman |
| Producer of the Year Award |
|
Michael London |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Dan Ireland (UK);
Mother of Mine
Klaus Härö (Finland) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Five Days in September
Barbara Willis Sweete (Canada) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Buffalo Boy
Minh Nguyen-Vo (Vietnam) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actor |
|
Ion Fiscuteanu
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Romania) |
| FIPRESCI Award Best Actress |
|
Meltem Cumbul
Lovelorn (Turkey) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
Love + Hate
Dominic Savage (UK) |
| New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Prize |
|
Underground Game
Roberto Gervitz (Brazil) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Breno Silveria
Two Sons of Francisco (Brazil) |
16th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 6-17, 2005
Gala Awards
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award for Acting, Producing & Directing |
|
Kevin Spacey |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts & Humanities |
|
Kirk Douglas |
| Career Achievement Award in Acting |
|
Samuel L. Jackson |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Laura Linney
Liam Neeson |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Bryce Dallas Howard |
| Chairman's Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts |
|
Nicole Kidman |
| Director of the Year Award |
|
Alexander Payne |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Howard Shore |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
The Sea Inside
Alejandro Amenábar (Spain) |
| Runner Up |
|
The Thing About My Folks
Raymond De Felitta (USA) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Watermarks
Yaron Zilberman (France/Israel/USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
Seeds
Joseph Boyle & Marjan Safinia (USA) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
In the Battlefields
Danielle Arbid (Belgium/France/Germany/Lebanon) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
Or
Keren Yedaya (France/Israel) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Jesse Acevedo
Everything Blue (USA) |
15th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 8-19, 2004
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 11 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Sidney Sheldon |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Film Production |
|
Richard D. Zanuck |
| International Filmmaker Award for Writing & Directing |
|
Anthony Minghella |
| Career Achievement Award in Art of Cinema |
|
Kevin Costner |
| Career Achievement Award in Production Design |
|
Dante Ferretti |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Naomi Watts |
| Rising Star Award |
|
Scarlett Johansson |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Danny Elfman |
| Distinguished Achievement in Directing & Producing |
|
Jim Sheridan |
| Emcee |
|
Mary Hart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
The Best of Youth
Marco Tullio Giordana (Italy) |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Paper Clips
Joe Fab & Elliott Berlin (USA) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
The Return
Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia) |
| New Voices/New Visions Award |
|
Torremolinos 73
Pablo Berger (Spain/Denmark) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Yann Samuell
Love Me If You Dare (France/Belgium) |
14th Annual Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 9-21, 2003
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 11 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Christopher Nolan |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Stephen Frears |
| International Filmmaker Award |
|
Stephen Daldry |
| Career Achievement Award in Acting |
|
Lynn Redgrave |
| Career Achievement Award in Cinematography |
|
Conrad Hall |
| Career Achievement Award in Producing |
|
Mace Neufeld |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Franco Zeffirelli |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Michel Legrand |
| Emcee |
|
Lily Tomlin |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
OT: Our Town
Scott Hamilton Kennedy (USA) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
The Man Without a Past
Aki Kaurismäki (Finland) |
| John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature |
|
Nir Bergman
Broken Wings (Israel) |
13th Annual Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 10-21, 2002
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 12 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Baz Luhrmann |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Irwin Winkler |
| International Filmmaker Award |
|
Alan Bates
Oliver Stone |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Mira Nair |
| Spotlight Award |
|
Michael Apted |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Andy Garcia |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Arthur Hiller |
| Da Vinci Cinematographer's Award |
|
Bruno Delbonnel |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Hans Zimmer |
| Excellence in Film Distribution Award |
|
Miramax Films |
| Emcee |
|
Leonard Maltin |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
I Love You Eugenio
Francisco Josè Fernandez (Italy) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Go
Isao Yukisada (Japan) |
| Runner Up |
|
No Man's Land;
Violet Perfume
Marisa Sistach (Mexico);
The Piano Teacher
Michael Haneke (Austria) |
| Director's Choice |
|
The Bank
Robert Connolly (Australia) |
12th Annual Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 11-22, 2001
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 13 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Sir Sean Connery |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Cinematography |
|
Giuseppe Rotunno |
| International Filmmaker Award |
|
Ang Lee
Liv Ullmann |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
John Schlesinger |
| Career Achievement Award in Art of Cinema |
|
Lasse Hallström |
| Spotlight Award |
|
Joan Allen |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Nicolas Cage |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Ridley Scott |
| Da Vinci Cinematographer's Award |
|
Luciano Tovoli |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Randy Newman |
| Excellence in Film Distribution Award |
|
Sony Pictures Classics |
| Emcee |
|
Nancy O’Dell |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Sky Hook
Ljubisa Samardzic (Serbia) |
| FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
Seven Songs from the Tundra
Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio (Finland);
Love's a Bitch
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico) |
11th Annual Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 13-24, 2000
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 15 |
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
M. Night Shyamalan |
| International Filmmaker Award |
|
Catherine Deneuve |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Pedro Almodóvar |
| Career Achievement Award in Art of Cinema |
|
Owen Roizman |
| Career Achievement Award in Producing |
|
Yimou Zhang |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Annette Bening |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Milos Forman |
| Da Vinci Cinematographer's Award |
|
Janusz Kaminski
Dirk Brüel
Gernot Roll |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman |
| Distinguished Achievement in Directing & Producing |
|
A. DiLaurentiis |
| Excellence in Film Distribution Award |
|
Landmark Theatres |
| Emcee |
|
Swoosie Kurtz |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
East-West
Régis Wargnier (France) |
10th Annual Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 7-18, 1999
Gala Awards
| Sonny Bono Visionary Award |
|
Jack Valenti |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Debbie Reynolds |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
John Travolta |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
John Barry |
| Excellence in Film Distribution Award |
|
Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| Emcee |
|
Christine Baranski |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Life is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni (Italy) |
9th Annual Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 8-19, 1998
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 10 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Sylvester Stallone |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Kasi Lemmons |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Jerry Goldsmith |
| Emcee |
|
Leonard Maltin |
8th Annual Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 9-26, 1997
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 11 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Lauren Bacall |
| Career Achievement Award |
|
Sydney Guilaroff |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Richard Dreyfuss |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Norman Jewison |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Bill Conti |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
|
Blue Eyed
Bertram Verhaag (Germany);
Queens of the Big Time
Adriana Trigiani (USA) |
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
The King of Masks
Tian-Ming Wu (Hong Kong) |
| Runner Up |
|
Beyond Silence
Caroline Link (Germany) |
| Audience Award for Best English Language Film |
|
Soulmates
Duane Clark (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
Unhook the Stars
Nick Cassavetes (USA) |
7th Annual Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 5-21, 1996
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 6 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Leslie Caron |
| Career Achievement Award in Choreography |
|
Michael Kidd |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Susan Sarandon |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
Stanley Donen |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Marvin Hamlisch |
| Emcee |
|
Donald O'Connor |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
|
French Twist
Josiane Balasko (France) |
| Audience Award for Best English Language Film |
|
The Grass Harp
Charles Matthau (USA) |
| Best Director |
|
Tim Robbins
Dead Man Walking (USA) |
6th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 5-15, 1995
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 13 |
| Career Achievement Award in Costume Design |
|
Jean Louis |
| Charles A. Crain Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Tony Curtis |
| Director's Achievement Award |
|
George Sidney |
| Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
Henri Mancini |
| Emcee |
|
Donald O'Connor |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Favorite Drama |
|
Farinelli
Gérard Corbiau (Belgium) |
| Audience Award for Favorite Comedy |
|
Spider & Rose
Bill Bennett (Australia) |
5th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 6-16, 1994
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 8 |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Sophia Loren |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
The Boys of St. Vincent
John N. Smith (Canada) |
4th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 7-17, 1993
Gala Awards
| Gala date |
|
Jan. 16 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Marcello Mastroianni |
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Frank Sinatra |
3rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 8-15, 1992
Gala Awards
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
James Stewart |
Festival Awards
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
|
Mediterraneo
Gabriele Salvatores (Italy) |
2nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
1991
Gala Awards
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Cyd Charisse
Ruby Keeler |
1st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 10-14, 1990
Gala Awards
| Desert Palm Achievement Award |
|
Lucille Ball |
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