Cannes (Paris):
Veteran actor Robert De Niro was bestowed with the honorary Palme d’Or for Lifetime Achievement on the Cannes 2025 on Tuesday night (Midnight in India).
Actor and movie producer Leonardo DiCaprio offered Robert De Niro with the honorary Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement on the Cannes Movie Pageant’s opening ceremony, as per Deadline.
Lucas acquired a heartfelt tribute from the viewers, who gave him a standing ovation after he acquired the awards, as per the video shared by Deadline.
The jury members have been additionally seen giving a standing ovation to the actor as he acquired an award.
De Niro has earned two Academy Awards, one for Finest Supporting Actor for his position as Vito Corleone (in flashback scenes) in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Half II (1974) and the opposite for Finest Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Scorsese’s boxing biopic drama Raging Bull (1980).
He was additionally Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Concern (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
DiCaprio and De Niro first starred collectively within the 1993 movie This Boy’s Life, and reunited for Killers of the Flower Moon, which screened in official choice at Cannes in 2023.
On the time of the announcement of turning into a recipient of the Cannes Lifetime Achievement Award, De Niro mentioned in an announcement, “I’ve such shut emotions for Pageant de Cannes…Particularly now when there’s a lot on this planet pulling us aside, Cannes brings us collectively — storytellers, filmmakers, followers, and mates. It is like coming dwelling,” as per Selection.
“There are faces that stand in for the seventh Artwork, and contours of dialogue that depart an indelible mark on cinephilia. Together with his interiorized fashion, which surfaces in a mild smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De Niro has grow to be a cinematic legend,” the pageant mentioned when saying the honour, based on Selection.
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