Denzel Washington received an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, marking his first time at the festival since 1993. The award was presented by Spike Lee before the premiere of their new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," their fifth collaboration. "Highest 2 Lowest," a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low," stars Washington as a New York music mogul and features Jeffrey Wright and A$AP Rocky. Washington left the screening early to return to his Broadway role in "Othello." The film will be released in US cinemas on August 22nd and stream on Apple TV+ on September 5th.

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