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Hollywood actor-filmmaker John Travolta was amazed with an honorary Palme d'Or astatine the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday (May 15, 2026).
Thierry Fremaux, the festival's creator director, brought retired the grant for Travolta conscionable earlier the screening of his directorial, Propeller One-Way Night Coach. A visibly moved Travolta clutched his thorax portion Frémaux presented the trophy.
“You said this would beryllium a peculiar night, but I didn't cognize it would mean this," Travolta said to Frémaux.
“This is beyond the Oscar!” exclaimed Travolta.
Clad successful a achromatic beret, Travolta walked the Cannes reddish carpet with his 26-year-old girl Ella Bleu Travolta. The histrion wrote, directed and co-produced Propeller One-Way Night Coach, based connected his ain 1997 children's novel.
Cannes has sometimes antecedently amazed guests with an honorary Palme d'Or. It unexpectedly gave 1 to Tom Cruise successful 2022. At this year's festival, the Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson was fixed 1 successful the opening ceremony. Barbara Streisand is to person 1 aboriginal during the festival.
