Overview

• Spacey received the Maximo Excellence award at the inaugural Italian Global Series Festival in Riccione on June 23.
• He praised Franco Nero for casting him in the 2022 film The Man Who Drew God when Hollywood had largely shunned him.
• The accolade follows a 2024 Nations Award for Lifetime Achievement in Taormina and a Cannes honor from the Better World Fund.
• Actor Ruari Cannon has filed a new lawsuit against Spacey in the UK even as he pursues a European comeback.
• He invoked his John Doe character from Se7en in the speech to signal continued optimism about his career’s future.