Meryl Streep To Receive Cannes Film Festival’s Honorary Palme D’Or

Melanie Goodfellow

2 May 2024 at 10:02 am·1-min read

Meryl Streep will receive the Cannes Film Festival’s honorary Palme d’Or at the opening night ceremony of the 77th edition, the festival has confirmed.

The Academy Award-winning actress’ attendance at the festival will mark her first trip to Cannes since accompanying Fred Schepisi’s Evil Angels a Cry in the Dark in 1989 for which she won best actress.

More from Deadline

The actress has appeared in two other Cannes selected films across her career, kicking off Woody Allen’s Manhattan, which played Out of Competition in 1979, and Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman which played in Competition in 2014.

The Cannes Film Festival runs May 14 to 25.

Best of Deadline

People
Gavin Rossdale Enjoys Beach Vacation with Girlfriend Xhoana X, Who Fans Think Resembles Ex Gwen Stefani
The Bush rocker and his new love were spotted out in their swimsuits soaking up some sun in Los Cabos, Mexico
Cinema Online
Philip Keung back in Malaysia to film "Kong Tao"
The Hong Kong actor is playing a black magic master in the new movie that also stars Yumi Wong and Bront Palarae
People
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Not Photographed Together Publicly for 47 Days amid Reports of Tension
The couple, who were originally together from 2002 to 2004, reunited in 2021 and married the following year
People
Demi Moore Dressed Up Her Daring Sheer Gown at the Gucci Show with the Sweetest Accessory — Her Dog!
The actress was photographed in the front row of the show at the Tate Modern alongside Debbie Harry and mother-daughter duo Kate and Lila Moss
InStyle
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Is Back With "Glamour, Runway, and Wings"
The Angels are coming out of retirement this fall.
Entertainment Weekly
Fan-favorite “John Wick” character is getting a spinoff movie with Donnie Yen
Yen’s Caine was introduced in 2023’s “John Wick: Chapter 4.”
People
“Shogun”'s Hiroyuki Sanada Says “John Wick ”Costar Keanu Reeves Is 'Hard on Himself' but 'Very Kind to Others' (Exclusive)
The Japanese actor reflects on his experience working with Reeves as well as his own journey to stardom
People
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Share Their Sleeping Habits: ‘We’re Naked a Lot’
The couple gets very candid during a new interview on 'The Drew Barrymore Show;
INSIDER
Sophie Turner says Taylor Swift was 'an absolute hero' in the aftermath of her divorce from Joe Jonas
Sophie Turner and her two daughters stayed at Taylor Swift's New York City apartment after news broke of her divorce from Joe Jonas.
People
Jessica Biel Defends Her 20-lb. Epsom Salt Met Gala Bath: 'Little Red Carpet Hack'
The actress said she "felt really good" the morning of the Met, thanks to her Epsom salt trick
BuzzFeed
Husbands, What's The Biggest Secret You Learned About Your Wife Once You Got Married?
Most truths come before the "I do," but some slip through the cracks until you're married.
The Daily Beast
Prince William ‘Preventing’ Harry/Charles Reunion, Queen Camilla’s Friend Says
Peter Nicholls/ReutersA friend of Queen Camilla has claimed that Prince William is obstructing a reconciliation between Prince Harry and his father King Charles III.Urging the royal family to “bring Harry home,” the society journalist Petronella Wyatt said in a column in the Daily Telegraph that William was “equally liable” to Harry for the breakdown in royal relations.Wyatt has known Camilla since she was 18. She is the daughter of the late life peer and friend of Queen Elizabeth II, Baron Wood
Cosmopolitan
Former Royal Staffer Reveals Prince William Is "Preventing" King Charles from Seeing Prince Harry
Prince William is reportedly preventing King Charles from seeing Prince Harry and is the "difficult one."
The Independent
Royal news – live: Queen Camilla issues playful warning to King Charles about his ongoing cancer treatment
The King has appeared in high spirits after throwing himself back into public engagements
People
Why JFK Jr. Didn’t Call Prince William and Prince Harry After Princess Diana’s Death Despite Wife Carolyn’s Request
According to a new book, JFK Jr.'s wife asked him to call the royal brothers after their mother's death
BuzzFeed
Millennials Revealed The Exact Moment They Realized They Weren't "Young" Anymore, And Um, I Need To Sit Down After This
"I was born in '81. When my kids were about 6, they asked if I had color TV growing up."
The Telegraph
Why the world stopped laughing at ‘tone-deaf rich guy’ Jerry Seinfeld
The developments at Duke University last weekend could almost have come from Curb Your Enthusiasm, the show that famously arose from Jerry Seinfeld’s eponymous Nineties sitcom. American universities have a habit of inviting a celebrity or leading figure in their field to deliver a commencement address to their students as they graduate, and, on paper, few are more distinguished than Seinfeld, one of comedy’s few billionaires whose achievements are unmatched within his field.
The Independent
Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by 16 women
Half the alleged offences took place when victims were under 18, reports said
BANG Showbiz
Nicola Coughlan gets 'very naked' in steamy Bridgerton scene as defiant message to critics
'Derry Girls' actress Nicola Coughlan stripped "very naked" in a steamy 'Bridgerton' scene in a defiant response to her critics.
The Independent
17 movie and TV lines actors refused to say on screen: ‘I’m a self-respecting human being, I can’t do this’
THE COUNTDOWN: From Jensen Ackles discovering his red line on ‘The Boys’ to Robert Redford declining to say anything that might suggest he’s mediocre in bed, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times actors didn’t stick to the script

Latest stories