Bryan Cranston to Receive Award at PSIFF

PALM SPRINGS, CA- Bryan Cranston will be honored at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which begins Friday and continues to Jan. 11, organizers announced today.

Cranston will be presented with the Spotlight Award, Actor, during a gala Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

“Whether on film, television or Broadway, Bryan Cranston is an outstanding actor who delivers an extraordinary and memorable performance with each character he takes on,” festival Chairman Harold Matzner said. “In ‘Trumbo,’ Cranston brings his amazing talent to his portrayal of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.”

“For this brilliant performance, worthy of the awards recognition it has been receiving, it is an honor to present Bryan Cranston with the 2016 Spotlight Award, Actor,” Matzner said.

Past recipients of the Spotlight Award include J.K. Simmons, Julia Roberts, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams and Helen Hunt. All received Academy Award nominations in the year they were honored, including Simmons, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor last year.

Festival organizers previously announced that Rooney Mara will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress during the gala.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, billed as one of the largest film festivals in North America, drew about 135,000 attendees in 2015.

More information about the festival is available online at www.psfilmfest.org.

– By City News Service.