'This Is Beyond the Oscar': John Travolta Wins Surprise Cannes Honorary Palme d'Or
The honor came before the world premiere of his Apple-backed autobiographical film, which stars his daughter and starts streaming on Apple TV on May 29.
- On Friday, actor John Travolta received a surprise honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival ahead of premiering his directorial debut 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach,' with festival head Thierry Frémaux presenting the award before the screening.
- Travolta arrived at Cannes to premiere his Apple-backed directorial debut based on his 1997 children's novel about aviation, as the festival maintains an annual tradition of awarding at least one surprise honorary Palme.
- Frémaux called Travolta 'one of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st century' and revealed the film was the first selected for the 79th festival edition, prompting Travolta to say the honor was 'beyond the Oscar.'
- Travolta walked the red carpet with his 26-year-old daughter Ella Bleu Travolta, who appears in the film as a flight attendant, describing the moment as witnessing his 'very personal' directorial debut.
- Travolta's previous Cannes premieres include 'Pulp Fiction' , which won the Palme d'Or under director Quentin Tarantino, and 'She's So Lovely' , where Sean Penn won best actor, following the festival's precedent of surprising honorees like Tom Cruise in 2022.
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American actor John Travolta was distinguished by a Palme d'or d'honneur at the Cannes Film Festival, where he presented his first film as a director."This film changed my life and remains
American actor John Travolta received a Palme d'or d'honneur at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night. A reward that moved the actor. He presented his first film as a director: "Night flight to Los...
John Travolta was surprised with an honorary award yesterday during the Cannes Film Festival. The 72-year-old actor received the prize for his entire body of work. The 72-year-old actor is in Cannes for the premiere of the film Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which he directed. Prior to the screening of his directorial debut, he was surprised with the award. Amidst loud applause, he received the award visibly emotionally. "This is incredible," he…
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