- At the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, the Honorary Palme d’Or will be presented to Meryl Streep.
- Streep, who won the Best Actress prize at Cannes in 1989, will attend the opening ceremony of the 77th edition Cannes Film Festival.
- Previously, the Cannes honorary Palme d’Or was presented to Jeanne Moreau, Marco Bellocchio, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jane Fonda, Agnes Varda, Forest Whitaker, and Jodie Foster.
- Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival’s organizing committee.
- It is considered one of the film industry’s most prestigious awards.
