Following on the heels of his recent feting at the Hollywood Film Festival, the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor Clint Eastwood with its Career Achievement Award, it was announced yesterday. Presented by Cartier, the awards gala will kick off the 2009 awards season on Tuesday, January 6, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, and will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart. Said festival chairman Harold Matzner: “Clint Eastwood is a living legend who continually raises the bar of artistic expression with each new film, whether he is acting, directing, or producing. The Palm Springs International Film Festival is honored to present Eastwood with the Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary body of work.” For more information on the festival, which runs January 6-19, click here.