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Colin Firth, Natalie Portman to Be Honored at Palm Springs International Film Festival

Natalie Portman
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Natalie Portman
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman will be honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, according to a report in Variety. The festival runs January 6-17, 2011. Mary Hart will emcee the event.

Firth starred in the film version of Mamma Mia! and is best known for such movies as Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones’ Diary. He stars as King George VI in the new film, The King’s Speech, to be released later this month.

Portman has starred on Broadway in The Diary of Anne Frank and in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Seagull. She will be seen next in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which will be released in December.