Andrew Garfield to receive Spotlight Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards for ‘Artificial’
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (KESQ)- Andrew Garfield will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards for his performance as Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film Artificial.
The awards ceremony will take place January 7, 2027, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 7–18.
“Andrew Garfield continues to prove his range as one of the most versatile talents of his generation,” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. He praised Garfield’s portrayal of Altman, noting the actor captures the complexities of one of the most polarizing figures of the twenty-first century.
In Artificial, Garfield stars alongside Mark Rylance, Ike Barinholtz, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro and Cooper Hoffman in a darkly comic drama exploring the rise of OpenAI and the battle for control of artificial intelligence. The film follows Altman, Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley figures as they compete to shape a technology poised to transform humanity.
Garfield previously received the Palm Springs Spotlight Award for his performance in Hacksaw Ridge. Past recipients include Timothée Chalamet, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser and Colman Domingo, all of whom went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.
He joins this year’s previously announced honorees, including Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, Martin McDonagh and Andrew Scott.
A two-time Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner, Garfield will next appear alongside Jude Law in Apple’s limited series Wild Things, premiering in April 2027.
The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards will be presented by Kering, with Entertainment Tonight and Soho House as sponsors and Cadillac as the official vehicle.
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