Even inclement weather couldn't put a damper on the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala. The red carpet and awards show were star-studded affairs, with A-listers making the trek from Los Angeles to pick up or help present awards to this year's honorees.
2008 Winners:
Sean Penn (Into the Wild) - Director of the Year
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) - Desert Palm Achievement Award
Halle Berry (Things We Lost in the Fire) - Desert Palm Achievement Award
Jerry Weintraub (Ocean's Thirteen) - SAG Foundation Patron of the Arts Award
Marion Cotillard (La vie en Rose) - Breakthrough Performance Award
Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) - Rising Star Award
Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) - Rising Star Award
Joe Wright (Atonement) - Sonny Bono Visionary Award
James Newton Howard (Charlie Wilson's War, The Great Debaters) - Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing
Juno - Chairman's Vanguard Award
Hairspray - Ensemble Performance Award
