Ethan Hawke will be this year’s recipient of the Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, the film festival announced Monday.
The film awards will take place on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs International Film Festival running from Jan. 2 to Jan. 12.
Hawke most recently starred in Blue Moon, teaming up with his frequent collaborator Richard Linklater. In the film, Hawke stars as legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart, alongside Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott.
“Ethan Hawke has spent four decades building one of the most adventurous and prolific careers in film, consistently delivering performances defined by depth, intelligence, and fearless originality,” says Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “In Blue Moon, he brings those same qualities to his show-stopping portrayal of Lorenz Hart, capturing the famed lyricist at a moment when his life is unraveling as his former partner Richard Rodgers debuts Oklahoma!. Hawke’s work here stands among the most powerful performances of his career. It is a privilege to present the Career Achievement Award to Ethan Hawke.”
In total, Hawke and Linklater have teamed up on nine collaborations, including Boyhood and the Before trilogy. His other credits include Dead Poet’s Society, Training Day (for which he received an Academy Award nomination), Sinister, The Purge, and The Black Phone. He has directed films such as Wildcat and Blaze.
Hawke joins previously announced honorees Michael B. Jordan (Icon Award), Adam Sandler (Chairman’s Award), Leonardo DiCaprio (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), and Chloe Zhao and Hamnet cast members Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal (Vanguard Award) and the cast of Sentimental Value (International Star Award).
Past recipients of the Career Achievement Award include Kevin Costner, Bruce Dern, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins and Samuel L. Jackson.
