Jeffrey Wright To Receive Career Achievement Award At Film Festival

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Actor Jeffrey Wright will receive the Career Achievement Award at next year's Palm Springs International Film Festival, organizers announced Wednesday.

"Jeffrey Wright has a prolific acting career from his Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of `Angels in America' to his TV roles in HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' and 'Westworld' and on the big screen in 'Basquiat,' 'The Batman,' 'The French Dispatch' and the James Bond films," festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi said in a statement.

"In his latest film 'American Fiction,' he gives an exceptional and smart performance as an author on the brink of a choice between his integrity and giving in to societal stereotypes," Chandi continued.

The award will be presented to Wright on Jan. 4, 2024 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to festival officials.

The Career Achievement Award has previously been presented to Annette Bening, Kevin Costner, Bruce and Laura Dern, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Samuel L. Jackson among others.

Wright, a Tony, Emmy, AFI and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, is known for his role as Bernard Lowe in HBO's "Westworld," which he received three Emmy nominations for. He's also appeared in "All Day and a Night," "The Manchurian Candidate," "The Hunger Games" and "Boardwalk Empire," among other projects.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, which gets underway with the Jan. 4 film awards, will continue until Jan. 15, 2024.