Actress Kate Hudson will receive the Icon Award at next month’s Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in the upcoming film “Song Sung Blue,” officials announced Tuesday.
Director Craig Brewer’s film, which is based on a true story, follows Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson) as they meet, fall in love and form Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band, in the late 1980s.
“Kate Hudson’s turn in `Song Sung Blue’ is deeply moving bringing warmth, vulnerability and musical confidence to a role that demands both heart and grit,” festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi said. “From her breakthrough in `Almost Famous’ to her fearless turns in romance, comedy and drama across her career, she has grown a remarkable ability to evolve as an artist.”
Hudson, daughter of actress Goldie Hawn, won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2001 for her performance in “Almost Famous.” Her other film roles include “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Bride Wars” and “Deepwater Horizon.”
She has also received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a motion picture — musical or comedy, for “Song Sung Blue,” which opens in theatres nationwide on Christmas Day.
Beyond acting, she is a singer-songwriter, producer, entrepreneur and bestselling author.
Previous recipients of the Icon Award include Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Lady Gaga, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep.
The film awards will take place on Jan. 3, 2026 at the Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, with the accompanying festival to run Jan. 2-12.