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Acting royalty Robert De Niro will be awarded the Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. or signup to continue reading The 80-year-old actor will be honoured during the opening ceremony of the 78th edition of the event on 13 May, organisers have confirmed. And the following day, De Niro will also appear at a special masterclass at the Debussy Theatre, where he is expected to reflect on a career spanning more than five decades.
The Cannes tribute marks a return to the festival he last attended in 2023 for the premiere of Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, in which he starred as a ruthless businessman. He previously served as jury president at the festival 14 years ago. De Niro was quoted by Variety saying ahead of the event: "I have such close feelings for Festival de Cannes .
.. especially now when there's so much in the world pulling us apart, Cannes brings us together — storytellers, filmmakers, fans, and friends.
"It's like coming home." De Niro joins a distinguished group of past Honorary Palme d'Or recipients including Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster. Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.
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