George Clooney being honored at Palm Springs fest

ClooneyGeorge Clooney will probably be honored while using Palm Springs Film Festival's chairman's award, the org introduced Friday. The "The Descendants" star and "The Ides of March" director can get the award on Jan. 7 inside a Palm Springs Convention Center gala."A consummate actor, director, producer and film author, he's proven that no discipline within the film marketplace is beyond his achieve," mentioned fest chairman Harold Matzner.The 23rd annual fest runs The month of the month of january 5-16, an event when Golden Globe and Oscar voters continue being finishing their ballots, which causes it to be an essential stop throughout honours season for hopefuls in primary groups. Foreign film Oscar distribution from numerous nations typically screen within the fest.Glenn Close, star of "Albert Nobbs," was named work achievement honoree in October. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com