Palm Springs Film Festival
The first A-list event of the season—the Palm Springs Film Festival opening gala—took place last night, and the celebrities were cadging for Oscars. Whose acceptance speech needs work? The Daily Beast’s Rachel Syme reports.
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The Rachel Getting Married star on the red carpet for the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif., Tuesday.
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The Frost/Nixon actor and director arrive for the Awards Gala.
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The breakout star of Slumdog Millionaire attends the Awards Gala.
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The Gran Torino actor speaks onstage at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Tuesday.
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Milk's Sean Penn addresses the crowd Tuesday.
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The actor embraces Ben Stiller onstage Tuesday.
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The comic does a quick round with Dustin Hoffman onstage Tuesday.
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The young actress greets fans at the festival on Tuesday.
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The W. star addressed the audience on Tuesday.
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Howard accepted the Director's Lifetime Achievement Award from the festival on Tuesday.
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The Doubt star beamed on stage.
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The actors posed backstage on Tuesday.
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