November 24, 2009

Mariah Carey is to be honoured for her acting skills at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.

Her make-up-free five minutes in new film Precious, in which she plays a social worker, was enough to wow awards organizers, who plan to hand the pop superstar their Breakthrough Performance Award.

She'll be honoured at the Palm Springs Convention Center on 5 January.

Previous stars to receive the award include Slumdog Millionaire's Freida Pinto and Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson and Marion Cotillard.