Palm Springs International Film Festival Honorees Receive Chihuly Artwork

Kicking off in early January each year, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is often considered a first stop on the way to the Academy Awards^®. The festival presents the best of world cinema and recognizes the achievements of film artists from the previous year.

During the festival’s Film Awards and Variety Creative Impact Awards, honorees in eight different categories receive a Gilded Emerald Piccolo Venetian with Sunburst Coils, created by Chihuly. Recipients have included Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Penélope Cruz, Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Yorgos Lanthimos, Spike Lee, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Yeoh, and many others.

This year, Chihuly’s Gilded Emerald Piccolo Venetian with Sunburst Coils went to:

• Chairman’s Award: Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
• Icon Award, Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
• Icon Award, Actress: Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
• Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress: Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
• Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
• Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award: Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another
• Creative Impact in Directing: Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
• Creative Impact in Acting Award: Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine

Chihuly’s link to film goes beyond a passion for the cinematic arts; he often compares his mode of working to that of a film director. By creating a vision and guiding a team, he creates ambitious, complex work that would be impossible for just one person. “I’ve often thought that I might have liked to be a director,” he has said. “I imagine it’s like the way I work with my team to create a composition.”

Learn about Chihuly’s Venetian series here.

For more on the Palm Springs Film Festival and its mission, visit their website here.

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