Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” will receive this year’s Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, the group announced Thursday. The annual honor recognizes a film’s cast and director for “their collective work on an outstanding motion picture project.”
“’The Fabelmans’ is an achievement not only as a deeply personal portrait of Steven Spielberg’s childhood, but also as a deeply universal story that each and every one of us can relate to,” festival president Harold Matzner said in a statement. “Giving audiences a glimpse into Spielberg’s early love of movies and movie-making, the film features a formidable ensemble performance from Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch, making it a of the must-see movies of the year. It is an honor to present the Vanguard Award to ‘The Fabelmans’”.
The Palm Springs International Film Awards will take place on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where Spielberg and cast members Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch. This will be the first in-person awards ceremony for the group since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Past Vanguard Award winners include “Green Book” and “The Shape of Water” (both Best Picture Oscar winners), as well as “Belfast,” “La La Land,” “Little Miss Sunshine” and “The Trial of the Chicago”. 7” (all nominated for a Best Picture Oscar). “The Fabelmans” will be in good company among previously announced honorees for 2023: Cate Blanchett will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress; Colin Farrell will take home the Desert Palm Achievement Award, actor; Sarah Polley will be named Principal of the Year; and Michelle Yeoh will be crowned with the International Star Award.
The Palm Springs International Film Awards serve as a fundraising event for the Palm Springs International Film Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art and science of film.
The Film Society produces the annual festival, which will take place from January 5-16, 2023.
