Leonardo DiCaprio on the importance of creating cinema over content at Palm Springs Film Festival

He said, “Movies are still meant to be experienced together in the theater. Right now, that trust matters more than ever. It’s harder to make original movies and harder to preserve them. But movies still matter, not the content, but the cinema. Stories made by people shared in a dark room in a communal experience.”

The “One Battle After Another” actor accepted the award through a pre-recorded video. Variety reported that he was unable to attend the film festival due to the ongoing political conflict with Venezuela, which led to the cancellation of several flights out of the Caribbean, where the actor was seen vacationing during the holiday season. Her co-stars, Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor, accepted the award on her behalf.

The 37th annual International Film Awards ceremony in Palm Springs, California kicked off Hollywood’s whirlwind awards season, honoring some of the film industry’s most anticipated awards contenders.

The glamorous night was filled with long, heartfelt speeches, each of which emphasized the importance of unity among artists and the importance of original storytelling and keeping movie theaters alive.

While accepting the Icon Award, actor Michael B. Jordan asked his colleagues to continue telling original stories that build unity.

The actor said, “The movies tonight are about inspiring each other to do more, to be better, to see each other more clearly, and to make the world a brighter place. And maybe when the lights come up in the theater, we can step back into the sun together.”

Cyrus accepted the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for her song “Dream as One” in “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The recording artist hopes that artists will focus on becoming more community-focused rather than viewing each other as competitors.

He said, “The statistics may make it feel like a game, but the performances go deeper than a scoreboard, because each artist can display their soul in a completely unique way and each contribution leaves its mark on history.”

Jane Fonda briefly took the audience through breathing exercises before presenting the Vanguard Award to “Hamnet’s” Chloé Zhao, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Fonda credited this action to director Chloé Zhao, who would regularly lead a similar exercise before festival screenings of “Hamnet.”

Guillermo del Toro stood with his “Frankenstein” cast to receive the Visionary Award.

The director revealed that he recently lost his elder brother and reflected on the relevance of Mary Shelley’s classic novel as the world grapples with emerging technology and division. For del Toro, its relevance has two meanings: “We never learn, and sometimes the only way to talk about humanity is through monsters.”

Timothée Chalamet received the Spotlight Award, and he focused his speech on his “Marty Supreme” character’s pursuit of greatness and realizing his dreams.

Mahershala Ali presented the Career Achievement Award to Ethan Hawke, recalling how Hawke’s performance in “Reality Bites” was one of the many films that inspired his early acting days.

Hawk’s acceptance speech credited friends and colleagues who left an imprint on who he is today and remembered the late River Phoenix’s impact on his life.

“I stand here in front of you a collection of all the individuals who helped shape me,” the actor said.

Hawke took the stage for the second time with former co-star Amanda Seyfried for a “First Reformed” reunion and presented her with the Actress Desert Palm Achievement Award.

Seyfried was quick to point out the unexpected full-circle moment when receiving the same award as DiCaprio.

The actor said, “I want to thank Leo for inspiring me to be an actor. So, it’s weird. It’s amazing to get this award. It’s the same title of the award, so it’s like sharing it with him? Something like that? Maybe.”

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler kept laughing throughout the night after Laura Dern presented him with the Chairman’s Award. Sandler accepted his award with none other than a brief stand-up routine about what his life would have been like if he had chosen a quiet life instead of working in entertainment.

“I’d probably still deal with Netflix. But I’d pay them a monthly fee so I could watch the last season of “Stranger Things,” the comedian said.

The cast of “Sentimental Value” accepted the International Star Award as a group. Rose Byrne, actress, received the Breakthrough Performance Award for her work in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” She joked about the idea of ​​receiving a Breakthrough Award at age 40. The show concluded with Kate Hudson accepting the Actress Icon Award for her work in “Song Sung Blue”.

The awards season continues with the 31st annual Critics’ Choice Awards and the 83rd annual Golden Globes next Sunday.

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