Who needs another Oscar nomination when you can get an honorary palm d’Or? Screen Legend Denzel Washington received the surprise career’s performance brand from Cannes Film Festival Director Thierry Frémaux for his fantastic contribution to cinema, currently represented on the Croiset in his lead role in Spike Lees “Highest 2 lowest“A new recording by Akira Kurosawa’s classic” High and Low “, as screening out of the competition at the party.
Honorary awards are not unknown, as Robert De Niro got an expected at the top of this year’s festival, and Frémaux Similarly assigned an empty cruise In 2022, this difference was given under cover.
Video was captured by the event (which you can look at below), where a fairly touched Washington accepts the honor from Frémaux and Lee, his long -standing partner, who has worked with him in “Mo” Better Blues “,” He got play “,” Inside Man, “and” Malcolm X “, the last one who earned his 10 Academy one of his washing tons Malcolm X “, the last of which served Washington one of his 10 academy award nomination to get, as” Malcolm X “, the last of which Washington served one of his 10 academia Award Nominations to include, as” Malcolm X “, the last two of which included Washington Lending His 10 Akademin “, The last one who served Washington one of his 10 academic prize” Training Day. “
Washington is on a short hiatus from his blockbuster Broadway run in a resuscitation of Shakespeare’s “Othello” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, which unfortunately, Got no Tony Awards -Drag power But continues to rake for millions per week in Box Office gross.
Other winners of the honorary palm d’Or since it was first presented in 2002 include Jodie Foster, Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood and just last year, Meryl Streep and George Lucas. Also remarkable last year was the first time a company won versus an actor, when the beloved animation giant and Hayao Miyazaki House Studio Ghibli nabbed the honor.
