0Palm Springs Film FestivalThe 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.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 10:18AM EDT / Published Jan. 07, 2009 4:24AM EST Chris Pizzello/AP Anne HathawayChris Pizzello/AP Frank Langella & Ron HowardChris Pizzello/AP Freida PintoChris Pizzello/AP Clint EastwoodMichael Buckner/Getty Images Sean PennMichael Buckner/Getty Images Dustin HoffmanMichael Buckner/Getty Images Ben StillerMichael Buckner/Getty Images Dakota FanningAlexandra Wyman/WireImage Josh BrolinMichael Buckner/Getty Images Ron HowardJohn Shearer/WireImage Amy AdamsMichael Buckner/Getty Images Donald Sutherland & Clint EastwoodAlexandra Wyman/WireImage
Anne HathawayChris Pizzello/AP Frank Langella & Ron HowardChris Pizzello/AP Freida PintoChris Pizzello/AP Clint EastwoodMichael Buckner/Getty Images Sean PennMichael Buckner/Getty Images Dustin HoffmanMichael Buckner/Getty Images Ben StillerMichael Buckner/Getty Images Dakota FanningAlexandra Wyman/WireImage Josh BrolinMichael Buckner/Getty Images Ron HowardJohn Shearer/WireImage Amy AdamsMichael Buckner/Getty Images Donald Sutherland & Clint EastwoodAlexandra Wyman/WireImage