- Title: 2017's award seasons kicks off in Palm Springs
- Date: 3rd January 2017
- Summary: PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 2, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** RED CARPET ACTOR TOM HANKS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS ACTORS DEV PATEL AND NICOLE KIDMAN ACTRESS AMY ADAMS ACTOR CASEY AFFLECK KIDMAN AND PATEL (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, DEV PATEL, SAYING: "It's actually a really humbling experience because what you do is collide with so much talent from other films and from around the world and you get to exchange stories and you're in a fishbowl with some really interesting people. That's been the most nourishing thing for me getting to meet these really amazing people that I look up to and having the chance to say I'm a fan and just exchange compliments on the work that has been done this year." ACTRESS NATALIE PORTMAN WITH HUSBAND BENJAMIN MILLEPIED ACTOR RYAN GOSLING WITH CREW OF 'LA LA LAND' PORTMAN TALKING WITH DIRECTOR JEFF NICHOLS AND ACTRESS RUTH NEGGA CARPET MUSICIAN AND PRODUCER PHARRELL WILLIAMS WITH WIFE HELEN LASICHANH ACTRESS ANNETTE BENING WITH HUSBAND ACTOR WARREN BEATTY (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, ANNETTE BENING, SAYING: "Well it's just beginning to hit me, it's a wonderful thing, it's encouraging, I love the craft. I love what I get to do. I feel very lucky that I get to be an actress and that I've been able to have a career and this is what I really aspired to so I'm very excited." BENING AND BEATTY (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS, ANNETTE BENING, SAYING: "Well it certainly has since I've been around. It's got bigger and more and more people and more shows and more photographers and just bigger and larger every year, for sure." ACTRESS JANE LYNCH ADAMS ACTRESS OCTAVIA SPENCER WITH ACTRESS KRISTEN DUNST NEGGA AND ACTOR JOEL EDGERTON NICHOLS WITH UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN (SOUNDBITE) (English) 'LOVING' DIRECTOR, JEFF NICHOLS, SAYING: "I mean, it's huge. Right now, our box office has sort of plateau-ed and the people that were going to see it saw it and now there's this second audience that we need to speak to, maybe people that didn't know their stories or didn't rush out to theaters after seeing the trailer. Maybe if we repeat the name over and over again, then maybe they'll finally go and buy a ticket and see that." ACTRESS AND MUSICIAN JANELLE MONAE ACTOR ANDREW GARFIELD ACTOR MAHERSHALA ALI VARIOUS KIDMAN GARFIELD WITH PRODUCER DAVID PERMUT ACTRESS LAURA DERN GOSLING BEING INTERVIEWED CARPET
- Embargoed: 18th January 2017 06:04
- Keywords: Nicole Kidman Tom Hanks Natalie Portman Amy Adams award season Palm Springs film festival
- Location: PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0015XIZCJX
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- Story Text:Awards season started up on the second day of 2017 in California with the 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival opening.
The festival begins with a star-studded award show and most of the faces from awards season turned out on the red carpet before going in and accepting their awards.
Most of the stars, which included Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Nicole Kidman, Ryan Gosling and Natalie Portman, were all award-winners in one way or another.
Hanks won the Icon Award, Adams the Chairman's Award, Gosling was offered the Vanguard award alongside his 'La La Land' team, and Portman won the Desert Palm Achievement Award for an Actress.
Kidman was presented her award by her 'Lion' co-star Dev Patel, who has experienced awards season previously with the previous Best Picture 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
Speaking on the red carpet, Patel said "It's actually a really humbling experience because what you do is collide with so much talent from other films and from around the world and you get to exchange stories and you're in a fishbowl with some really interesting people. That's been the most nourishing thing for me getting to meet these really amazing people that I look up to and having the chance to say I'm a fan and just exchange compliments on the work that has been done this year."
Annette Bening, who arrived with her actor husband Warren Beatty, received the Career Achievement Award.
"Well it's just beginning to hit me, it's a wonderful thing, it's encouraging," she said. "I love the craft. I love what I get to do. I feel very lucky that I get to be an actress and that I've been able to have a career and this is what I really aspired to so I'm very excited."
Bening was first nominated for an Oscar in 1991 for the film "The Grifters" but said things have changed a lot over the years during the season. "It's got bigger and more and more people and more shows and more photographers and just bigger and larger every year, for sure," she exclaimed.
Awards season is known to help smaller independent films with more niche subject matter get bigger audiences. Jeff Nichols, who directed the acclaimed 'Loving', explained the effect that this focus has had on the film.
"It's huge," he said. "Right now, our box office has sort of plateau-ed and the people that were going to see it saw it and now there's this second audience that we need to speak to, maybe people that didn't know their stories or didn't rush out to theaters after seeing the trailer. Maybe if we repeat the name over and over again, then maybe they'll finally go and buy a ticket and see that."
The next stop in awards season is the Golden Globes, which take place on Sunday January 8. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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