Variety reports that Foxx will be awarded the spotlight award for his role in Just Mercy at the forthcoming Palm Springs Festival, set to take place January 2.
“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, actor to Jamie Foxx.”
Foxx joins past laureates of the award including Timothée Chalamet, Bryan Cranston, Andrew Garfield, Sam Rockwell, and J.K. Simmons.
The Palm Springs Festival runs from January 2 to January 13.
