Jennifer Lopez to get Spotlight Award at Palm Springs festivalIn the spotlight

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez will be given the Spotlight Award at the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The actress will get the award for her film Hustlers during the ceremony at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 2.

“Jennifer Lopez is a star in every sense of the word, and you will experience this in her latest film Hustlers. Starting with her show-stopping entrance, Jennifer brings to life the character of Ramona, an exotic dancer, who leads a group of dancer friends to steal money from their clients,” said festival chairman Harold Matzner. “For this full-force yet grounded performance, deserving of awards consideration, we are thrilled to present Jennifer Lopez with this year’s Spotlight Award,” added Matzner.

Past recipients of the Spotlight Award include Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, Helen Hunt, Allison Janney, Rooney Mara and Julia Roberts. Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers is a film about a group of New York strippers, who team up to con male patrons in order to survive the Great Recession. The film is inspired by the New York magazine article The Hustlers at Scores written by Jessica Pressler. — IANS