Angelina Jolie is presented with award at Palm Springs Film Festival by her godmother Jacqueline Bisset
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Angelina Jolie was presented with an award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival by her godmother, Jacqueline Bisset. Bisset, 80, presented Jolie, 49, with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for her role as opera singer Maria Callas. 'It is such a thrill to be here with you tonight to present this award to Angelina Jolie, who just happens to be my goddaughter, and whose mother Marcheline was one of my dearest friends,' Bisset gushed.
![[Her godmother, Jacqueline Bisset, 80, presented Angelina, 49, with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for her role as opera singer Maria Callas]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/17/93756343-14252121-image-a-11_1736098081111.jpg)
She went on to praise the Mr. and Mrs. Smith star's career and humanitarian work, saying she was 'immensely proud' and added that she was an 'exceptional mother,' People reported. Jolie seemed delighted by the personal connection Bisset provided at the awards ceremony on January 3.
![['It is such a thrill to be here with you tonight to present this award to Angelina Jolie, who just happens to be my goddaughter, and whose mother Marcheline was one of my dearest friends,' Bisset gushed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/17/93756373-14252121-image-m-14_1736098254919.jpg)
She thanked Bisset in her acceptance speech along with those she worked with on Maria with 'for allowing me to have a voice, and to find mine again.'. Angelina Jolie got a very personal introduction at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. 'I'm very grateful for our director Pablo Larrain. I was so scared to do this film ... it was a privilege to be on this journey with you.'.
![[She went on to praise the Mr. and Mrs. Smith star's career and humanitarian work, saying she was 'immensely proud' and added that she was an 'exceptional mother']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/20/93756333-14252121-She_went_on_to_praise_the_Mr_and_Mrs_Smith_star_s_career_and_hum-a-24_1736107903890.jpg)
She added: 'The freedom to express and create is the greatest.'. Jolie's daughter Zahara, 19, accompanied her to the awards ceremony and got a shout out in her mother's speech along with her brothers and sisters. 'Callas was loved. But Maria was often alone. But I'm all right because when I walk off this stage, I am more myself because of you, Zahara, and your brothers and sisters.'.
![[Jolie seemed delighted by the personal connection Bisset provided at the awards ceremony on January 3]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/17/93756337-14252121-image-m-20_1736098851514.jpg)
