"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,