Pitt, Clooney headline starry Palm Springs gala

A hefty quotient of star energy switched out Saturday for your Palm Springs Film Festival honours gala around the balmy desert evening, just about all repping competitors inside the season's kudos race. Kaira Pitt used a stay with navigate the Palm Springs Convention Center red-colored-colored carpet, but reaches fine form while he recognized the actor award. Pitt thanked Bill Pohlad for backing ''The Tree of Life'' and Amy Pascal to get belief in ''Moneyball,'' ''no matter the amount of occasions she required to shut it lower.'' Accepting the Vanguard award for your ''Young Adult'' ensemble of Charlize Theron, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman and themselves, comedian Patton Oswalt introduced, ''The Vanguard individuals who win will be the drunkest of.'' The heavy glass trophies produced by Dale Chihuly provided an easy target for humor. ''I may smoke this later,'' mentioned Gary Oldman. ''It is actually a bong,'' mentioned George Clooney, who was simply granted the fest's top recognition, the Chairman Award for ''The Descendants'' and ''The Ides of March.'' ''Most people don't achieve love their jobs,'' he mentioned in the warm-hearted speech.'' Just what the producers have no clue, Clooney mentioned, is always that ''actually we'd take action totally free.'' ''The Artist'' star Berenice Bejo convinced co-presenter Jean Dujardin to speak, saying ''Everybody desires to hear your voice.'' Helmer Michel Hazanavicius, who won the Visionary award, thanked French producer Thomas Langmann, telling him, ''I mentioned to not invest your individual money, but he did, so thanks.'' The scope of worldwide star champion Oldman's clip montage impressed everybody else, as presenter Adrien Brody introduced, ''Holy shit, this can be a reel!'' Actress champion Michelle Williams mentioned she wanted Lana Turner in their lifetime may have had the encounters she'd within the gala. The career achievement award visited Glenn Close, who channeled memorable figures Cruella p Ville and ''Fatal Attraction's'' Alex Forrest. Fellow ''Big Chill'' cast member Rob Goldblum presented the award, and Close introduced her career full circle by explaining ''My journey becoming an actress kind of began with Albert Nobbs.'' Youthful ''Extremely Noisy and very Close'' thesp Thomas Horn ably introduced director award champion Steven Daldry using co-star Tom Hanks. The helmer reminded you need to tell the tales of 9/11 being that they are not trained in any national curriculum. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com