Kevin Spacey Continues Comeback in Cannes With Better World Fund Honor

Kevin Spacey touched down in Cannes, France the place he’s as a consequence of choose up an award this week amid an ongoing comeback bid.

The Higher World Fund will current the Oscar winner with an award for excellence in movie and tv on the fund’s milestone tenth anniversary gala dinner on Tuesday on the Carlton Lodge. Per a launch ship out by the fund, Spacey, who’s reportedly already on the town, “will be recognized not only for his decades of artistic brilliance but also for his enduring impact on cinema and the arts.”

The trophy is simply the newest in a sequence of awards the actor has picked up as he makes an attempt to regain a foothold in his profession, which took a blow — together with his 2017 firing from Netflix’s Home of Playing cards — due to sexual misconduct allegations and subsequent authorized battles. Spacey all the time denied all felony expenses and was discovered not responsible in sexual assault trials within the U.S. and the U.Ok. Final yr, he was honored with a trophy for a voice function within the 2023 U.Ok. motion thriller Management by the Folkestone Impartial Movie Awards along with receiving Italy’s Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement at a particular gala within the historic southern Sicilian city of Taormina.

“We are truly privileged to welcome Kevin Spacey as our guest of honor and honoree at the Better World Fund Gala,” mentioned Higher World Fund founder and president Manuel Collas De La Roche. “Kevin’s extraordinary contributions to the art of cinema have left a mark on audiences and filmmakers alike. His talent, depth and commitment to storytelling exemplify the transformative power of film. It is with great excitement that we celebrate his legacy and presence at this meaningful gathering.”

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Variety first reported the information, including that the glory was organized by producers of a conspiracy thriller set to star Spacey titled The Awakening which is being offered on the competition.