Kate Hudson to Receive Icon Honor at Palm Springs International Film Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

Kate Hudson will be honored with this year’s Icon Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, taking place on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Palm Springs International Film Festival will run from Jan. 2-12. 

Hudson will be recognized for her role as Claire Sardina in Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue,” starring alongside Hiugh Jackman, Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. 

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“Kate Hudson’s turn in ‘Song Sung Blue’ is deeply moving, bringing warmth, vulnerability and musical confidence to a role that demands both heart and grit,” festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi said in a statement.

Chandi continued, “From her breakthrough in ‘Almost Famous’ to her fearless turns in romance, comedy, and drama across her career, she has shown a remarkable ability to evolve as an artist. It is our privilege to honor her with the Icon Award, recognizing not just this performance but a body of work that continues to inspire.”

​Past honorees for the Icon Award include Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Lady Gaga, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep.

Hudson, who won the Golden Globe for supporting actress for “Almost Famous,” joins this year’s previously announced honorees Michael B. Jordan (Icon Award), Leonardo DiCaprio (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Ethan Hawke (Career Achievement Award), Adam Sandler (Chairman’s Award), “Hamnet” director Chloé Zhao as well as actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal (Vanguard Award) and “Sentimental Value” cast members Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning (International Star Award).