The Palm Springs Film Festival Awards are early predictors of Oscar winners again in 2023

The 2023 Awards Season started in Palm Springs and ended at the Oscars. Over the past few months, we have watched our 2023 awards recipients receive statue after statue as they complete the awards season circuit. 

Harold Matzner and the entire team from the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala would like to congratulate the PSIFF 2023 award honorees who also won Oscars this past weekend! We’re thrilled to see that The Academy honored: 

Michelle Yeoh

⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala:  International Star Award, Actress

⭐️ Academy Awards: Actress In A Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once

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Brendan Fraser

⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala:  Spotlight Award, Actor

⭐️ Academy Awards: Actor In a Leading Role for The Whale 

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Sarah Polley

⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala: Director of the Year Award

⭐️ Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking
⭐️ Academy Awards Nomination: Best Picture for Women Talking

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Jamie Lee Curtis


⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Presenter
⭐️Academy Awards: Actress In A Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All At Once


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We also want to congratulate the Palm Springs Film Festival honorees and presenters who received Oscar nominations: 

The Fabelmans
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala: Vanguard Award
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination:  Best Picture for The Fabelmans
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Steven Spielberg for Best Director
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Michelle Williams for Actress In A Leading Role
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Judd Hirsch for Actor In A Supporting Role

Cate Blanchett
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala:
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Actress In A Leading Role for Tar
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Best Picture for Tar

Colin Farrell
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala: Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Actor In A Leading Role for The Banshees of Inisherin
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Best Picture for The Banshees of Inisherin

Austin Butler
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala: Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor
⭐️ Academy Awards Nomination: Actor In A Leading Role for Elvis
⭐️ Academy Awards Nomination: Best Picture for Elvis

Bill Nighy
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala: International Star Award, Actor
⭐️Academy Awards Nomination: Actor In A Leading Role for Living

Hong Chau
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Presenter
⭐️ Academy Awards Nomination: Actress In A Supporting Role for The Whale

Brian Tyree Henry
⭐️ Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala Presenter
⭐️Academy Awards: Actor In A Supporting Role for Causeway