Actor Melissa McCarthy will be felicitated with the Spotlight Award during the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
“McCarthy’s dramatic turn is truly captivating and deserving of awards recognition. It is our honour to present this year’s Spotlight Award to her,” he added. The award will be presented to the actor on January 3, 2019, the opening day of the festival, at the Palm Springs Convention Centre. Past recipients of the Spotlight Award include Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Andrew Garfield, Helen Hunt, Allison Janney, Rooney Mara, Julia Roberts and JK Simmons.
The organisers had earlier announced that actors Glenn Close and Rami Malek will be presented with the Icon Award and the Breakthrough Performance Award, respectively, during the festival. The 30th edition of the film festival will run from January 3 to 14, 2019.