Meryl Streep will be honoured with a special Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony on May 14. The Hollywood icon, who won the best actress prize at Cannes in 1989, will join the kickoff of the 77th edition at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. "I am immeasurably honoured to receive the news of this prestigious award. To win a prize at Cannes, for the international community of artists, has always represented the highest achievement in the art of filmmaking. To stand in the shadow of those who have previously been honored is humbling and thrilling in equal part. I so look forward to coming to France to thank everyone in person this May!" Streep said in a statement.  Cannes 2024: Lily Gladstone, Hirokazu Koreeda Among Esteemed Jury for Film Festival With Greta Gerwig.

She'll return to the renowned French festival, after a successful Hollywood career spanning five decades. "We all have something in us of Meryl Streep! We all have something in us of Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, Out of Africa, The Bridges of Madison County, The Devil Wears Prada and Mamma Mia! Because she has spanned almost 50 years of cinema and embodied countless masterpieces, Meryl Streep is part of our collective imagination, our shared love of cinema." Cannes festival heads Iris Knobloch and Thierry Fremaux said in a joint statement. Cannes 2024: Filmmaker George Lucas to Receive Honorary Palma d’Or at The Film Festival.

Meryl Streep To Receive Palme d'Or

Streep's participation in the Cannes opening will mark the beginning of a festival that ends on May 25. Awards will be presented by a jury led by president Greta Gerwig. Previous recipients of the Cannes honorary Palme d'Or include Jeanne Moreau, Marco Bellocchio, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jane Fonda, Agnes Varda, Forest Whitaker, and Jodie Foster.