Closing out the weekend with a midday fete, Charlize Theron was glistening in green at Variety's Indie Impact Award & 10 Directors to Watch brunch at Le Parker Meridien in Palm Springs, California on Sunday (January 8).

Presented by Mercedes-Benz as part of the 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Oscar-winning actress gave a short speech while mingling with fellow guests such as Patton Oswalt and Shailene Woodley.

The appearance follows a big night the previous evening for Miss Theron, as she joined Oswalt, as well as her "Young Adult" director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody in accepting the Vanguard Award for Creative Ensemble during the festival's awards gala.

Charlize spoke with press at the event about why she was drawn to play her character of Mavis Gary in the film, saying, "She's troubled. As we all are, right? I mean, I just saw great potential... she felt very real to me. Jason and I when we first talked we said to each other, a lot of times there's this feeling when you read a script they're movie people, they're not real people. And there was something about her that felt very real to me."

Enjoy the pictures of Charlize Theron at Variety's Indie Impact Award & 10 Directors to Watch brunch (January 8).