As usual, throughout late 2024, several special awards were announced, which will be presented at the Opening Gala on January 3, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
[4] The Desert Palm Achievement for Best Actor and Best Actress went to Adrien Brody and Angelina Jolie for their performances in The Brutalist and Maria, respectively.
[5] Mikey Madison and Kieran Culkin both won the Breakthrough Performance Award, for Anora and A Real Pain respectively.
Its cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Lucian Msamati.
[12] The following day, on January 4, the Variety's 10 Directors to Watch & Creative Impact Awards brunch will take place at the Parker Palm Springs.