Joel Edgerton said he “never thought of myself as talented” as he accepted the Talent Award at the Deauville American Film Festival.
Joel Edgerton said he “never thought of myself as talented” as he accepted the Talent Award at the Deauville American Film Festival
The Australian actor, 51, was honoured at the 51st edition of the festival on Thursday (11.09.25) evening, and was in Deauville, Normandy, with director Chris Bentley to present the French premiere of Train Dreams, a Netflix drama in which he stars alongside Felicity Jones.
Speaking on stage, Joel said: “I never thought of myself as talented… I’ve always seen myself as one of the lucky ones.
“Lucky enough to deeply love going to work as an actor, a writer and occasionally a director.
“And I share this honor with the extraordinary people I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside, been challenged by and learned from.”
Joel’s award was presented by French-Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani, who is presiding over this year’s festival.
The actor and Golshifteh previously appeared together in Ridley Scott’s 2014 Old Testament epic Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Reflecting on his early life in his acceptance speech, Joel added he “grew up a long way from here… on the other side of the world” in the rural suburbs of Sydney.
He said he “rarely had traveled until my teenage years”, adding “but films from around the world traveled to me”.
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