Annette Bening to receive Career Achievement Award at film fest

Annette Bening’s sterling body of work, accomplished during nearly 30 years in the film industry, is cause for celebration. And that’s exactly what the Palm Springs International Film Festival has in mind.

PSIFF announced Tuesday that Bening will be honored with the Career Achievement Award at its annual Film Awards Gala on Jan. 2.

“Throughout her career, Annette Bening has brought to the screen many memorable performances including the four films for which she was nominated for an Academy Award: ‘American Beauty,’ ‘The Grifters,’ ‘The Kids Are All Right’ and ‘Being Julia,’” festival chairman Harold Matzner said in a statement.

“Bening creates yet another memorable awardwinning role portraying Dorothea, a free-spirited single mother raising her teenage son in Mike Mills’ upcoming film “20th Century Women,’” he added. “It is our great honor to present the Career Achievement Award to Annette Bening.”

Past recipients of the PSIFF Career Achievement Award include Clint Eastwood, Glenn Close, Morgan Freeman and Sally Field.

Other actors and films being celebrated at this year’s festival include Amy Adams, Casey Affleck, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Negga and the casts of “La La Land” and “Hidden Figures.”

The Palm Springs International Film Festival will be held at the Palm Springs Convention Center from Jan. 2-16.