‘Sentimental Value’ Cast to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival International Star Award for Ensemble Performance
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that the cast of Sentimental Value will be recipients of the International Star Award for their ensemble performance. Cast members Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleass, and Elle Fanning are expected to accept the award, with director Joachim Trier presenting.
The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-11, 2026. The event will be presented by Kering and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight.
“We are proud to present the International Star Award to the cast of Sentimental Value, the first time this honor has been given to an ensemble,” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “This extraordinary group embodies the very spirit of international cinema that our festival celebrates. Their deeply felt performances illuminate Joachim Trier’s moving story of family and reconciliation. With Sentimental Value representing Norway for Best International Feature Film, we are thrilled to recognize a film and cast whose impact resonates across cultures and continents.”
Winner of the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Sentimental Value from Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World) follows sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) as they reconnect with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-celebrated director eager to reclaim his former glory. When Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his long-awaited comeback film, she refuses, only to learn that he has given the part to a rising Hollywood star (Elle Fanning). As shooting begins, old wounds resurface, and the presence of the American star forces the family to confront their fragile family dynamics. Sentimental Value is also Norway’s official submission for the 2026 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Past recipients of the International Star Award include Nicole Kidman, Carey Mulligan, Michelle Yeoh, Penélope Cruz, Helen Mirren, Saoirse Ronan and Charlize Theron. Yeoh went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, while Mulligan (Maestro), Cruz (Parallel Mothers) and Ronan (Lady Bird) were all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in their respective years.
The Palm Springs International Film Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The Film Society produces the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) and Film Awards every January and Palm Springs ShortFest in June, an Oscar-qualifying ShortFest and the largest short film festival and market in North America.
The City of Palm Springs is the title sponsor of both festivals. The Film Awards are presented by Kering and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight.
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