'Entertainment Tonight' anchors Frazier, Turner to host Palm Springs Film Awards

"Entertainment Tonight" anchors Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will co-host the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards.

The award show returns in person on Jan. 5 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Palm Springs International Film Festival runs through Jan. 16.

“The Palm Springs International Film Awards has partnered with Entertainment Tonight since 2004, and over those 18 years, Mary Hart has done an amazing job as host of the show. Due to her schedule, she is not able to be with us this year and she will be missed,” Festival Chairman Harold Matzner said in a statement. “We are very excited to continue our partnership with ET having both of their on-air anchors Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner join us as co-hosts. They will have big shoes to fill, but I know they will make this a fun and memorable evening!”

“For nearly 20 years, ET has kicked off our award season coverage with the Palm Spring International Film Festival. This star-studded event is one of our favorites, and we are thrilled that in 2023 Kevin and Nischelle will host the gala,” said ET Executive Producer Erin Johnson.

Frazier is a six-time Emmy Award-winning host of "Entertainment Tonight." He has interviewed some of Hollywood’s biggest stars from Oprah Winfrey to Brad Pitt to Beyoncé. Frazier joined the program as co-host in September 2014, coinciding with the beginning of the 34th season.

Turner is co-host of the seven-time Emmy Award-winning program. She joined "Entertainment Tonight" as a correspondent in 2014 and was named co-host in 2021. Turner is an award-winning journalist, having won six Emmy Awards for the program, and a contributor for CNN where she is featured in entertainment segments on “CNN Newsroom,” “New Day” and “CNN Tonight.” She also hosts and produces CBS’ summer hit series, “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” which began its second season in August 2022, and co-hosts “The Big Podcast with Shaq.”

The 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Cate Blanchett (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Austin Butler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor), Viola Davis (Chairman’s Award), Danielle Deadwyler (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress), Colin Farrell (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Bill Nighy (International Star Award, Actor), Sarah Polley (Director of the Year Award), Michelle Yeoh (International Star Award) and The Fabelmans (Vanguard Award).

"Entertainment Tonight" will highlight this year's honorees during its broadcast at 7 p.m. Friday on KESQ-TV (Palm Springs) and 7:30 p.m. for Los Angeles residents. The segment will replay at 8 p.m. Saturday in Palm Springs and at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles.

Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at ema.sasic@desertsun.com or on Twitter @ema_sasic.

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