US EditionKevin Spacey Just Received an Award in Cannes. His Verdict: I’m Still Standin’.
- Kevin Spacey accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award on May 20, 2025, at the Better World Fund Gala in Cannes, France.
- The award came amid Spacey's legal acquittals following multiple sexual misconduct accusations starting in 2017, during the #MeToo movement.
- Spacey delivered a lengthy acceptance speech praising his friend and producer Evan Lowenstein and compared his career challenges to historical blacklisting.
- He said, "I'm still standing," and expressed feeling "surrounded by support" and that "it’s very nice to be back," addressing reporters at the gala.
- The award and event marked Spacey's notable return to public life and film, though his major Hollywood comeback remains uncertain amid ongoing civil cases.
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An award for Kevin Spacey in Cannes? I prefer to think of his accusers
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Kevin Spacey Receives Career Award at Cannes
Madrid. Kevin Spacey, who has been away from the film industry since 2017 when he faced multiple accusations and lawsuits for inappropriate behavior and sexual assault, received an award in recognition of his career in Cannes, awarded by the Better World Foundation. The Oscar’s two-time winner, who has not stepped on La Croisette since 2016, took the opportunity to charge against Hollywood’s blacklists and recalled that “history is repeated” but…
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