• Denzel Washington was surprised with an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

  • 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.”

  • Spike Lee presented the award to Washington.

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