‘Elsinore’s Andrew Scott To Receive Palm Springs’ Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor

EXCLUSIVE: The Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Elsinore star Andrew Scott with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, for his role in the Focus Features drama.

He will be honored at the awards’ gala ceremony January 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center that serves as a kickoff to the Palm Springs Film Festival. The gala has become a must-stop on the movie awards circuit.

Last year’s Leonardo DiCaprio was handed the Desert Palm Award for his role in One Battle After Another; he would go on to score a Best Actor Oscar nomination, while the film won Best Picture.

In Elsinore, based on a true story and which world premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, Scott plays Ian Charleston, who in 1989 London is unexpectedly offered to star in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London — a role of a lifetime. But, as he prepares for a performance, Charleson must face his mortality both on and off the stage. Oliva Colman also stars.

Scott has already scored a Gotham Award nomination for his performance in the film, which recently led the British Independent Film Awards with 12 nominations including for Best Lead Performance.

Focus Features releases Elsinore in theaters November 20.

“In Elsinore, Andrew Scott delivers a moving portrayal of Ian Charleson, capturing the resilience of an actor who found triumph in the face of tragedy,” said Palm Springs Film Festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “With vulnerability and depth, Scott brings to life a gifted performer who, while facing the end of his life, delivered the performance that would ultimately define his legacy. In recognition of Scott’s own career-defining performance, we are honored to present him with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor.”