The Holdovers star Paul Giamatti receives Icon Award – The Hollywood Reporter
Paul Giamatti
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Paul Giamattithe famous actor who has done high-profile projects on big and small screens, will receive the Icon Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hollywood Reporter to learn.
The 56-year-old is receiving rave reviews and an Oscar for his leading performance in the film Alexander Payne‘s Retainerswill be honored — along with a host of other notable figures this awards season who will be honored — during a gala dinner at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 4.
An Academy Award nominee and winner of Emmy, Spirit, and Critics’ Choice Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, his previous credits include the 2003 film. American splendor2004 Sideways2005 Cinderella man2006 The deceiver2008 limited series John Adams2012 Where’s the win?2013 12 years a slave And the drama series Billionswhich ran from 2016 until earlier this year.
“in Retainers“Paul Giamatti has a complex character that is both challenging and rewarding, and ultimately reminds us of what it means to be connected as human beings,” PSIFF President Nachatar Singh Chandni He said in a statement. “Given his career filled with exemplary film roles, we are honored to present him with the Icon Award for the best performance of his career.”
Previous Icon Award winners are: Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, lady gaga, Tom Hanks And Meryl Streep.
They are among others to be honored at this year’s PSIFF Awards Danielle Brooks (Lights Award, Actress), Coleman Domingo (Lights Award, Actor), Billie Eilish And Phineas O’Connell (President’s Award), Greta Gerwig (Director-General), Carey Mulligan (International Star Award, Actress), Cillian Murphy (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Davin Joy Randolph (Outstanding Performance Award), Emma Stone (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Jeffrey Wright (Career Achievement Award) f Moonflower Killers (Vanguard Award).
