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Oscar winners Emma Stone and Penelope Cruz were among the stars who honored emerging directors during a brunch event at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

The actresses were both in attendance at the 2024 Variety Creative Impact and 10 Directors to Watch event at Parker Palm Springs on Friday (January 5) in Palm Springs, Calif.

Emma and Penelope were joined by this year’s new Oscar hopefuls Danielle Brooks from The Color Purple and Lily Gladstone from Killers of the Flower Moon.

Also in attendance were Emma‘s Poor Things co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, plus director Yorgos Lanthimos, as well as Danielle‘s The Color Purple director Blitz Bazawule.

During the event, Penelope was honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Acting Award for Ferrari. Yorgos was presented with the Variety Creative Impact in Directing Award for Poor Things.

Anna Kendrick was one of the directors honored at the event and you can check out her photos in our other post!

Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson pose together on the red carpet at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards.

Taraji presented Danielle with the Spotlight Award at the event on Thursday (January 4) at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, Calif.

Danielle received the award for her work in The Color Purple and her co-star Colman Domingo also received a Spotlight Award, though for his work in the movie Rustin.

They were all joined at the event by The Color Purple director Blitz Bazawule.

During a recent interview, Danielle talked about a scene in the movie that was so hard on her body that she ended up going to physical therapy for weeks to recover.

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The Minecraft live-action movie is coming!

Although it’s unclear what the movie is about, we know that the big screen adaptation of the massively popular video game is heading into production soon in New Zealand.

And already, we know that four big stars are confirmed to appear!

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Danielle Brooks is getting major Oscar buzz for her work in the movie musical The Color Purple and she almost was able to count her daughter as a co-star!

The 34-year-old actress stars as Sofia in the movie, taking over the role that Oprah Winfrey played in the original film.

In a new interview, Danielle talked about how her four-year-old daughter Freeya was on set and ready to make a cameo, but something happened.

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The movie musical The Color Purple opened in theaters on Christmas Day and the film earned the number one spot at the box office, blowing away expectations.

The initial projections for the film’s opening day were at $8 million and were later raised to $10 to $12 million after strong presales. Well, the film grossed a lot more than that!

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The stars of The Color Purple are taking over New York City!

The stars of the new movie musical – Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, and Taraji P. Henson – helped light up the Empire State Building on Tuesday afternoon (December 12) in NYC.

Director Blitz Bazawule and producer Oprah Winfrey were also in attendance.

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A bunch of A-List celebs gathered to honor everyday people who are doing extraordinary things to help the lives of others!

Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, and Joe Manganiello were among the celebs on the red carpet at the 2023 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute event on Sunday (December 10) at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

The event, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates, aired live on CNN.

Each Top 10 CNN Hero was awarded $10,000 and the CNN Hero of the Year received an additional $100,000 to continue their life-changing work. Dr. Kwane Stewart, who cares for the pets of those experiencing homelessness, is CNN’s Hero of the Year.

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