Anne Hathaway has been taking over multiplexes with everything from the action/comedy fare of Get Smart to a dramatic turn as a recovering addict in Rachel Getting Married, with a performance netting her Oscar buzz. Throw in a scandal involving her ex and a gig hosting Saturday Night Live and she may very well be the “It” girl of 2008. Now the actress can add accolades from the Palm Springs International Film Festival to her growing list of honors. Hathaway, who gained fame for roles in movies such as The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada, will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award on Jan. 6 at the Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center. “We’re very excited to have Anne Hathaway coming to our awards gala,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said. Hathaway, will receive the award for her performance in Rachel Getting Married, a film directed by Jonathan Demme. Hathaway plays Kym, a recovering addict who has been in and out of rehab for a decade but is allowed to leave to attend her sister’s wedding. The return of Hathaway’s character brings out the underlying family tensions on the happy weekend. Up next for Hathaway is the romantic comedy Bride Wars, which opens in January. She is now shooting the Tim Burton-directed Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp. Actresses who have received the Desert Palm award include Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Halle Berry as well as Kate Winslet, Laura Linney and Naomi Watts.
Palm Springs International Film Festival
When: Jan. 6-19, 2009
Admission: Passes are on sale for the festival and range from $50 to $15,000. Individual tickets will go on sale in late December.
Information: 1-800-898-7256
On the Web: www.psfilmfest.org
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