MUMBAI: Morgan Freeman will be feted by the 21st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival‘s Career Achievement Award for Acting at the fest‘s awards gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on 5 January. The festival runs till 18 January.

Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in the upcoming Invictus directed by Clint Eastwood, who annexed the festival‘s career achievement award last January.
Invictus which also stars Matt Damon as rugby team captain Francois Pienaar, will release on 11 December.

Freeman, who has earlier received three other Academy Award nominations, won the Oscar for best supporting actor in 2005 for MIllion Dollar Baby.

His recent films include The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, The Bucket List, Feast of Love and Gone Baby Gone.