Jamie Foxx is set to receive the Spotlight Award at the forthcoming Palm Springs Film Festival.
Multiple outlets confirm that the Baby Driver and Django Unchained star will be presented with the award at the annual event for his starring role in Just Mercy.
“In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said.
“This is an inspiring drama that brings an important story about how our justice system can fail to the big screen. It is a story that audiences should see. It is our honor to present the spotlight award to Jamie Foxx.”
Foxx joins past recipients of the award, including Timothée Chalamet, Bryan Cranston, Andrew Garfield, Sam Rockwell and J.K. Simmons.
