Robert De Niro has received an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Robert De Niro at the Cannes Film Festival
The 81-year-old actor accepted the prestigious accolade from Leonardo DiCaprio on the opening night of the film festival on Tuesday (13.05.25).
During a lengthy tribute to his former co-star, DiCaprio said: “Growing up in Los Angeles, every young actor I knew watched De Niro’s work.
“We studied him, trying to understand how he immersed himself so completely in his characters. He created the blueprint. He wasn’t just another great actor, he was the actor.”
DiCaprio, 50, starred opposite De Niro in ‘This Boy’s Life’, the 1993 coming-of-age drama film.
And the Hollywood star recalled a humorous incident involving his former co-star.
DiCaprio shared: “The audition process was a tough one. Lots of competition. None of us knew who would get the part … at 15 or 16 years old, I did the only thing I couldn’t think to stand. I screamed at him at the top of my lungs.
“The room burst into laughing. Later that day, as the story goes, Bob was getting on his plane with a producer. Art Linson asked, ‘Who do you want to play the part?’ And in classic De Niro fashion, he replied, ‘Second kid from the last.’ Luckily, that second kid was me, and that moment changed my life forever, started my entire career in the world of cinema.”
What’s more, DiCaprio observed that De Niro’s words always carry weight – regardless of what he’s talking about.
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