The Palm Springs Film Festival was held this weekend, and it honored some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and Julia Roberts. 

According to the New York Daily News, other actors that were honored included Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, and Amy Adams. "Honors were announced well in advance and the ceremony wasn't televised, lessening pressure on winners and allowing for self-effacing, sometimes lengthy acceptance speeches. The festival is celebrating its 25th year but it's only relatively become a star-studded stop on the awards circuit. U2's Bono spoke passionately about artist activism and the fight against AIDS. Bruce Dern reveled in industry praise for his 'Nebraska' after a half-century career, saying: "A bunch of you seem to have gotten together and to have said, 'Bruce Dern can play." Presenters included Gary Oldman, Ewan McGregor, Idris Elba and Jane Fonda," reports the Daily News.

And, according to The Huffington Post, "there was self-congratulation all around at the quality of awards season films, from 12 Years A Slave, whose director Steve McQueen was honored, to American Hustle, whose cast received an ensemble award. Several actors noted that they had been catching up on colleagues' movies with DVD screeners and visits to the theatre. 'We put out a damn good product,' McConaughey said. 'We've got challenging films. We've got stories of isolation, survival, history, con men, scams. A lot of these films, they walk that tightrope. They have that combination of two very hard things to have -- import and entertainment,'" reports Huffington Post. 

There are no Oscar predictions, or Golden Globes predictions, that came as a result of this awards ceremony -- as was mentioned, it was a way for Hollywood to congratulate one another. Which... in and of itself... is a good thing. What do you think of this awards ceremony? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!