Overview
- Connolly was the guest of honour at the Key West Film Festival, where he received the Golden Key Award for Artistic Excellence.
- Longtime friends Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn presented the award, highlighting bonds formed on the 1998 film The Impostors.
- Supporting himself with a walking stick, Connolly told the audience he lives with a “horrible illness” as he offered brief thanks.
- He stood to accept the blue, droplet-shaped trophy from his seat rather than taking the stage, mixing gratitude with trademark humour.
- The ceremony featured a career retrospective, including a screening marking the 20th anniversary of The Aristocrats.