Amy Adams Honored with Spotlight Award at Palm Springs Film Festival 1/6

Variety is reporting that Amy Adams will be honored with the Spotlight Award for her performance in "Doubt" at the 20th annual Palm Springs Film Festival.

The award, which honors a supporting performance during the preceding year, will be awarded to Adams on Jan. 6th, 2009.

Adams received an Oscar nod as Best Supporting Actress for her work in the independent film hit Junebug.  Adams' other film credits include Charlie Wilson's War, Enchanted, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Fast Track, Standing Still, Catch Me If You Can, Pumpkin, Cruel Intentions 2 and Psycho Beach Party.  TV credits include "The Office" and "Smallville."    

Doubt will be released in the United States this month, with a limited release beginning on December 12th. The film will star Meryl Streep,Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis.

Doubt opened on Broadway on March 9th, 2005 and ran through July 2nd, 2006; it had originally played a hit run at Manhattan Theatre Club. With a Tony-winning performances by Cherry Jones and Adriane Lenox, and Tony-nominated work by Brian F. O'Byrne, the show won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play in addition to the Pulitzer Prize. Doug Hughes won a Tony for directing the play.

"Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, the show is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision. Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues...even if she's not entirely certain of the truth?," stated press notes for the show's Broadway run.

DOUBT is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision. Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues...even if she's not entirely certain of the truth?

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