"Every once in a while, even the most private giants deserves their moment, a moment to be acknowledged," Leonardo DiCaprio said of Robert De NiroLeonardo DiCaprio presented his costar and friend Robert De Niro with an honorary Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremonyDiCaprio asserted that De Niro "changed my life forever" when he cast a teenaged DiCaprio in 1993's This Boy's Life,

Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against U.S. president Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, calling him a “philistine president.” After Leonardo DiCaprio presented him with the festival’s honorary Palme d’Or,

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival got off to both a politically charged and Hollywood start on Tuesday evening as Robert De Niro was presented with an honorary Palme d'Or by Leonardo DiCaprio.