Jim Carrey, 64, made a rare public appearance at the 51st César Awards on February 26, where he received the Honorary César (César d'honneur), essentially a lifetime achievement award at France's top film ceremony. Carrey delivered an emotional speech in French, even joking at one point, 'How did I do with my French? Almost mediocre, right?'; the sort of line that lands because it's self-aware, not self-mythologising. The French Academy has framed him as 'one of the most original voices in modern cinema,' praising both his blockbuster reach and his willingness to take risks in auteur work.
And then, inevitably, came the noise. Carrey attended the ceremony in Paris to accept the honorary award; a viral image circulated online claiming he was holding a sign saying 'I am the real Jim Carrey'; and Carrey has not publicly addressed the 'clone' talk because, of course, he hasn't.
