The 77th edition of Cannes Film Festival will pay tribute to three legends of the seventh art, to the already announced Palmes of Honor to George Lucas and to Studio Ghibli The delivery of the same award will be added to Meryl Streepas announced by the same organization of the contest in a statement. The honorary Palme will be awarded to him on the same day as the opening gala.on Tuesday, May 14, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
In this way, the American actress will return to the Croissette 35 years later, after winning the best actress award in 1989 for A scream in the dark who directed Fred Schepisinow with an honorary award for her career as one of the great actresses in the history of cinema, nominated 21 times for the Oscars and winner of 3 statuettes, in addition to having won the Golden Globe 8 times, awards for which she has been a candidate 31 times. Her extensive history of awards also includes 2 Emmys, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2 BAFTAs and five Grammy nominations. Besides, last October he received the Prince of Asturias.
All in an impressive career that began on screen in 1977 with the television film Deadly game and the movie Julia of Fred Zinnemann starring two other great established figures of the screen then as they were Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave. The following year, in 1978, she established herself with the series Holocaust.
Meryl Streep, guest of honor at the 77th Cannes Film Festival ✨
35 years after the Prix d’interprétation pour Un cri dans la nuit, qui reste à ce jour sa seule apparition au Festival de Cannes, Meryl Streep, figure célébrée du cinéma américain, donnera le coup d’envoi de #Cannes2024… pic.twitter.com/DkEguueQTF
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almost five decades and a hundred jobs, whether in film or televisionendorse her resume, and the most recent thing we have been able to see of her has been in the sixth season of Only murders in the building and the feature film Don’t look up 2021 for Netflix, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Jennifer Lawrenceand playing none other than the president of the United States.
The Oscars came to him in 1980 for Kramer vs. Krameras best supporting actress, and as the main actress in 1983 with Sophie’s decision and in 2012 with The woman of iron embodying the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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