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From Leonardo DiCaprio to Clint Eastwood and Dustin Hoffman , some of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed stars were honored Tuesday night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival's 2009 Awards Gala — and ET's own Mary Hart was right in the middle of it all! Mary, in her sixth year as emcee, celebrated the Southern California black-tie event's 20th anniversary by helping to bestow such awards as the Rising Star Award to Dakota Fanning ; the Desert Palm Achievement Award (Actor and Actress) to Sean Penn and Anne Hathaway ; the Ensemble Performance Award to the cast of 'Revolutionary Road'; and the Career Achievement Award to 'Gran Torino' and 'Changeling' actor/filmmaker Eastwood. Other stars honored included 'Doubt' star Amy Adams , 'Frost/Nixon' director Ron Howard , 'Revolutionary Road' star Kathy Bates and 'Milk' director Gus Van Sant .

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