Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. In a major honour for one of cinema's most influential fantasy storytellers, acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson will receive the prestigious Honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, scheduled to run from May 12 to 23. Entertainment News | Peter Jackson to Receive Honorary Palme D'Or at Cannes 2026.

Sir Peter Jackson is to be honoured with the Palme d’Or d’Honneur at the Cannes Film Festival in May. This recognition acknowledges not only an extraordinary creative career, but a body of work...

The Cannes Film Festival will honor filmmaker Peter Jackson with an honorary Palme d'Or at the upcoming French festival. Festival organizers announced Jackson as a recipient Thursday for what they hailed as “a body of work that blends Hollywood blockbusters and films d’auteur with extraordinary artistic vision and technological audacity.”…

The Cannes Film Festival will honor filmmaker Peter Jackson with an honorary Palme d'Or at the upcoming French festival.

Lord of the Rings filmmaking icon Peter Jackson will receive the honorary Palme d'Or on the opening night of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

'The Lord of the Rings' filmmaker Peter Jackson will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

'The Lord of the Rings' filmmaker Peter Jackson will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

The Cannes Film Festival will honor filmmaker Peter Jackson with an honorary Palme d’Or at the upcoming French festival.