- Denzel Washington was surprised with an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Spike Lee gives Denzel Washington the Palme d’Or D’ honneur #Cannes2025 pic.twitter.com/C2jZOW04z3
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- Washington was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or Award on Monday before the screening of his film Highest 2 Lowest, directed by Spike Lee.
- The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded each year at Cannes to the director of the Best Feature Film in competition, so Washington’s award is special.
- Festival chief Thierry Frémaux said, “It’s a very special day. Denzel, because you are here, we want to make something special for you … it’s a kind of way for us to tell you our adoration, what you have done in cinema.”
Watch Denzel Washington’s speech below #Cannes2025 pic.twitter.com/z20gasMcau
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- Spike Lee presented the award to Washington.
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