Best Actor nominee Frank Langella for “Frost/Nixon.” Presenter at the 2009 Awards Gala to Ron Howard.

Best Actor nominee Sean Penn for “Milk.” Recipient of the 2009 Desert Palm Achievement Award.

Best Supporting Actor nominee Josh Brolin for “Milk.” Presenter to Gus Van Sant.

Best Supporting Actor nominee Michael Shannon for “Revolutionary Road.” Recipient of the 2009 Ensemble Performance Award.

Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway for “Revolutionary Road.” Recipient of the 2009 Desert Palm Achievement Award.

Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams for “Doubt.” Recipient of the 2009 Spotlight Award.

Best Supporting Actress nominee Taraji P. Henson for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Presenter at the 2009 Awards Gala to Alexandre Desplat.

Best Director nominee Gus Van Sant for “Milk.” Recipient of the 2009 Sonny Bono Visionary Award.

Best Director nominee Ron Howard for “Frost/Nixon.” Recipient of the 2009 Director's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Best Adapted Screenplay nominee John Patrick Shanley for “Doubt.” Presenter to Amy Adams.

Best Original Score nominee Alexandre Desplat for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Recipient of the 2009 Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing.

Best Foreign Language Film nominee “Departure.” Recipient of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and screened at the festival.

Best Foreign Language Film nominee “Revanche.” Recipient of the 2009 FIPRESCI Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year and screened at the festival.

Best Foreign Language Film nominee “Waltz with Bashir.” Recipient of the 2009 Bridging the Borders Award and screened at the festival.”

Best Foreign Language Film nominees “The Baader Meinhof Comptex” and “The Class” were screened at the festival.

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Best Original Screenplay nominee Dustin Lance Black for “Milk.” Attended the festival.

Best Costume nominee “Encounters at the End of the World” aired at the 2008 festival.

Also of note: The festival honored “Slumdog Millionaire” star Frieda Pinto with the Breakthrough Performance Award. The film received 10 nominations, including Best Picture.

Best Documentary Short Subject nominee “The Witness — The View From Room 306” won first place in the Best Documentary Short Jury Award, Audience Favorite Documentary Short and screened was at the 2008 Palm Springs International ShortFest.

Best Live Action Short nominee “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” won the Audience Favorite Live Action Short and was screened at the 2008 ShortFest.

Best Animated Short Film nominee “This Way Up” won the Audience Favorite Animation Short and was screened at the 2008 ShortFest.

Best Live Action Short Film nominees “Manon on the Asphalt” and “New Boy” were screened at the 2008 ShortFest.

Best Animated Short Film nominee “Lavaroty - Lovestory” had its North American premiere at the 2007 ShortFest.