Actor Jamie Foxx is set to be felicitated with the Spotlight Award at the 31st edition of Palm Springs Film Festival.
The 52-year-old actor is currently receiving critical acclaim for his turn as Walter McMillian in Just Mercy, co-starring Michael B Jordan. Foxx will be honoured with the award on the opening day of festival, which will run from January 2-13. “In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said. Past recipients are Timothee Chalamet, Bryan Cranston, Andrew Garfield, Sam Rockwell. (PTI)
