Overview

• Kevin Spacey will be awarded a career achievement prize by the Better World Fund at a Cannes-related gala on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
• The Better World Fund, independent of the Cannes Film Festival, stated it invited Spacey due to his acquittals in high-profile sexual assault trials in the UK and US.
• Spacey was acquitted of sexual assault charges in New York in 2022 and London in 2023, though one UK accuser is pursuing a civil lawsuit against him.
• A new criminal case was filed against Spacey in London earlier this year by former actor Ruari Cannon, who also accused him in a 2024 Channel 4 documentary.
• Spacey, last seen at Cannes in 2016, has not attended the festival since then, reflecting his complex reputation within the film industry.