Hollywood Hits the Palm Springs Film Fest Gala

From Leonardo DiCaprio to Clint Eastwood and Dustin Hoffman, some of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed stars were honored Tuesday night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival's 2009 Awards Gala -- and our own Victoria Recano was right in the middle of the action!

Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart, in her sixth year as emcee, celebrated the Southern California black-tie event's 20th anniversary by helping to bestow such awards as the Rising Star Award to Dakota Fanning; the Desert Palm Achievement Award (Actor and Actress) to Sean Penn and Anne Hathaway; and the Ensemble Performance Award to the cast of 'Revolutionary Road'; and the Career Achievement Award to 'Gran Torino' and 'Changeling' actor/filmmaker Eastwood.

Victoria spoke with Anne Hathaway about the evening and all of the exciting things she's experienced over the past year.

"It's an amazing year," Anne says. "It's so cool just to be in the center of it and to know what all of this feels like."

Other stars honored included 'Doubt' star Amy Adams, 'Frost/Nixon' director Ron Howard, 'Revolutionary Road' star Kathy Bates and 'Milk' director Gus Van Sant.

Stay tuned to "The Insider" for all the highlights on the red carpet, on the podium and backstage at the Palm Springs International Film Festival's 2009 Awards Gala!

Published 1/7/09 by the Insider

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