
Denzel Washington received a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. Despite his many career accolades, it was the 70-year-old American actor's first appearance on the red carpet at Cannes, for the premiere of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest in which he stars.
The two-time Oscar-winning actor was presented with an honorary Palme d'Or by festival chiefs Thierry Fremaux and Iris Knobloch before the screening of Highest 2 Lowest, with co-star A$AP Rocky and his partner Rihanna among the VIPs in the audience.