Legendary actress Glenn Close will be the newest recipient of the coveted Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

In the past, honorees included Robert Duvall, Clint Eastwood and Helen Mirren, and not Glenn will be honored at the upcoming 23rd annual event in January 2012.

Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner says, “Glenn Close has the gift of mesmerizing an audience whenever she performs. Since her film debut in 1982, Close’s ability to capture the essence of a character is unparalleled, be it a femme fatale, a notorious stalker or the trusted aide to a president.”

“To this star, a superstar in every sense of the word, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present the 2011 Career Achievement Award to her (sic).”

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Who’s baby is this?

Today we’re getting our first look at this “controversial” baby.

That’s all the hint you get.

ANSWER

Duchess Catherine revealed a huge scar on her head last night at a charity event!

The 3-inch scar was spotted on Kate Middleton’s left temple at an event for In Kind Direct, her first public appearance without her royal husband, Prince William, by her side.

St. James Palace tells the Daily Mail that the scar is a result of “a childhood operation,” but didn’t elaborate.

Kate’s dress definitely distracted from the mark! Wearing a gorgeous Amanda Wakeley gown, she bared more skin than we’re used to seeing.

With her arms, shoulders and collarbone exposed, she looked stunning!

Check out this gallery for some of Kate’s best looks!

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I think she’s gorgeous – but I don’t know what I think about this prairie get up. Since I’ve been told I don’t know what I’m talking about when it comes to fashion – I’ll let you guys be the one to judge. (Then I’ll yell at YOU!)

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Life & Style is reporting that Rachel Uchitel is expecting her first child, less than a month after she married boyfriend Matt Hahn in Las Vegas!

“She found out she was pregnant when she auditioned for The Amazing Race,” an insider confirms to Life & Style. “They were going to try out to be a couple on the show, and when she had a drug test, it came back positive that she’s pregnant!”

On Oct. 2, Rachel wed Matt in a small ceremony. The insider confirms that the two plan to have an even bigger wedding after the baby arrives. The two live together in San Francisco, where Matt is a businessman.

Rachel became a household name after her fling with Tiger Woods was exposed in November 2009.

Last year, Rachel appeared on VH1′s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew, where she entered for love addiction and was then treated for a problem with prescription pills. Donald Trump was also interested in her for his show, Celebrity Apprentice, but dropped her once she headed to rehab.

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Here’s another first look at the cast of ‘Hunger Games’! Today EW released our first look at Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket!

In another canny move to whet the appetites of Suzanne Collins’ rabid fans, Lionsgate will release a series of posters featuring the major characters from their feverishly anticipated adaptation of The Hunger Games on Friday. Until then, EW has the exclusive first look at Elizabeth Banks in all the garish splendor of Effie Trinket. (See it after the jump!) Pink wig, possibly askew? Check! A feverish glint in Banks’ eye betraying Effie’s otherwise officious manner. Check!

For the uninitiated, Effie is series heroine Katniss Everdeen and her District 12 counterpart Peeta Mellark’s tinny and willfully oblivious handler as they navigate the reaping and Capitol. “Happy Hunger Games!” she cries out happily to the crowd of terrified children awaiting to hear who will have to fight to their death. “And may the odds be ever in your favor!” She’s a wonderful comic turn of a role, with great layers of menace and vulnerability. And as thrilling as it is to see this first glimpse of Effie come to life, and as much as I’ve always been a fan of Banks’ enormous comedic chops, I feel like I need to hear Banks’ voice in character. It’s Effie’s boiling-over-with-enthusiasm trilling that grates so on Katniss and Peeta as they prepare for battle. She is like your most high-strung, possibly dangerous, occasionally endearing relative at intense family gatherings. She needs everything to go just perfect or she could very well snap. Hey wait, that last part makes her sound like us Hunger Games fans as we fuss and squeal over every new scrap of movie news.