The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Spacey

As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.

Kevin Spacey appeared at a Cannes gala on 20 May 2025, receiving an award and sparking cosmetic surgery rumours. It marks his biggest public return since his 2023 acquittal.

The actor congratulated the organisers of the Better World Fund on their ‘bravery’ in awarding him a lifetime achievement gong

American film director best known for Glengarry Glen Ross and At Close Range

Kevin Spacey is about to touch down on the Croisette to receive a lifetime achievement award on Tuesday. But before you cry out that Cannes Film Festival has lost its marbles, bear in mind that this is more of a Cannes-concurrent promotional stunt than anything else. Here's what you need…

Actor will receive lifetime achievement award on Tuesday for his ‘enduring impact on cinema and the arts’ and ‘decades of artistic brilliance’

Actor has resurrected career after being cleared of sexual assault accusations

As the 64-year-old actor continues to revive his career following his acquittal in a UK criminal trial last year, actor Kevin Spacey has secured a role in the upcoming action-thriller ‘The Awakening’.

The role is one of many independent films that the actor has been cast in