Actress Julia Roberts will be honored by the Palm Springs Festival for his work on the John Wells film "August :: Osage County."
The interpreter will receive the Spotlight Award by the Californian contest.
Julia Roberts is one of the favorites to clinch an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress this year for her role in August: Osage County«.
At first, the actress was going to compete in the category of best leading actress, while her co-star Meryl Streep I was going to do it as a supporting actress, but finally the producer The Weinstein Company has decided to promote Streep as the protagonist and try to get Roberts to win the nomination in the section of best supporting actress.
Everything indicates that in this way the two actresses have nomination options, while in the reverse way it is difficult to Julia Roberts could compete as the protagonist with the great competition this year.
This award from the Palm Springs Festival is the second the actress has received for her role in "August: Osage County," as the hollywood awards She was awarded the Best Supporting Actress in its last edition.
Provisional honors of the Palm Springs Festival:
Best Director of the Year: Steve McQueen for "12 Years a Slave"
Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club"
Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award: Sandra Bullock for "Gravity"
Spotlight Award: Julia Roberts for "August: Osage County"
Palm Springs International Film Festival's Career Achievement Award: Bruce Dern
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