The british director Steve McQueen will be honored with the award for best director of the year by the Palm Springs Festival.
The director receives this award for the direction of his latest film «Twelve Years a Slave«, The great favorite for the Oscars and for which Steve McQueen himself could receive the statuette for the best director.
This is the second award that the director receives, after having been chosen best new director, despite the fact that McQueen had shot two films previously, for the Hollywood Award.
Steve McQueen debuted in 2008 with the film «Hunger»And became popular internationally with his second work«shame«. Now with "Twelve Years a Slave»Has established himself as one of the best directors in recent years and the awards have begun to arrive.
At this moment he is the big favorite for the awards of best direction of the race to Oscar and it seems that his only rival to compete for this year's Oscar is Alfonso Cuarón with his spectacular "Gravity."
The Palm Springs festival has already announced up to four of its awards, to which it will award the London director, must be added those of Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock y Bruce dern.
Honors of Palm Springs Festival:
Best Director of the Year: Steve McQueen for "Twelve Years a Slave"
Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Palm Springs International Film Festival's Career Achievement Award: Bruce Dern
More information - Two clips from "Twelve Years a Slave"