Miley Cyrus to Receive Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award

Miley Cyrus will receive the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for her new song “Dream As One,” featured in Avatar: Fire and Ash, the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced on Friday.

The Film Awards will take place on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, while the festival itself will run from Jan. 2 to Jan 16.

“A musician who needs no introduction, Miley Cyrus is a force in everything she does. Her song ‘Dream as One’ from Avatar: Fire and Ash is already a triumph, resonating with audiences around the globe,” Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi says. “It is with tremendous excitement that we welcome Miley Cyrus to Palm Springs and present her with the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award.”

Cyrus’ song is performed by Cyrus, with music and lyrics by Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson and Simon Franglen. It plays over the end credits and is included on the film’s original soundtrack.

Avatar: Fire and Ash stars Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Brendan Cowell, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans, Jr. and Kate Winslet. The third installment in the Avatar franchise, which will open in theaters this weekend, is once again helmed by filmmaker James Cameron.

Cyrus is a Grammy Award-winning artist. At the 2024 Grammys, she won best pop solo performance and record of the year, while in 2025, she won the Grammy for best country duo performance for her collaboration with Beyoncé. The former Hannah Montana star has also appeared in Netflix’s Black Mirror and can count The Voice and films like The Last Song among her credits. She has also hosted the holiday special Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party.

Previously announced honorees at the Palm Springs International Film Festival include Timothée Chalamet (Spotlight Actor of the Year Award); Rose Byrne (Breakthrough Performance Award); Michael B. Jordan (Icon Award); Leonardo DiCaprio (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); Ethan Hawke (Career Achievement Award); Kate Hudson (Icon Award); Adam Sandler (Chairman’s Award); Amanda Seyfried (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro and actors Oscar Isaac Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth (Visionary Award); Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal (Vanguard Award); and Sentimental Value cast members Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning (International Star Award).