MUMBAI: Ben Affleck and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle will receive special honours at upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.

While Affleck will receive the Chairman‘s Award ‘for his ability to do it all‘, Boyle will receive the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, previously awarded to directors like Baz Luhrmann for Moulin Rouge and Gus Van Sant for Milk. 

The festival will also honor Javier Bardem, Robert Duvall and Natalie Portman among others, this year.

The Palm Spring festival will be held between 8 to 17 January.