George Clooney to become honored at Palm Springs fest

ClooneyGeorge Clooney is going to be honored using the Palm Springs Film Festival's chairman's award, the org introduced Friday. The "The Descendants" star and "The Ides of March" director will get the award on Jan. 7 in a Palm Springs Convention Center gala."A consummate actor, director, producer and film writer, he's shown that no discipline inside the film market is beyond his achieve," stated fest chairman Harold Matzner.The 23rd annual fest runs The month of january 5-16, an occasion when Golden Globe and Oscar voters continue to be finishing their ballots, which makes it an important stop throughout honours season for hopefuls in main groups. Foreign film Oscar distribution from numerous nations typically screen in the fest.Glenn Close, star of "Albert Nobbs," was named work achievement honoree in October. Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com