Princess Charlene of Monaco presented the Crystal Nymph Award of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival to Kurt Russell on Tuesday in recognition of his “exceptional contribution to the entertainment industry and his remarkable career spanning more than six decades.”
Prince Albert II joined Russell on stage in the Salle des Princes at the Grimaldi Forum, while Russell was accompanied at the ceremony by his partner Goldie Hawn.
Princess Charlene also presented British actor Matthew Broome with the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent. Having gained international recognition through his leading role in “My Fault: London” for Prime Video, Broome went on to appear in “The Buccaneers” for Apple TV+.
Among the guests at the festival were Kristin Scott Thomas, Ester Expósito, Lesley Manville, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, John Hannah, David Boreanaz, Aldis Hodge and Kevin McKidd.
Danish crime drama “The Uniform” won the Golden Nymph Award for best series at the festival. The show, produced by Miso Film, exposes the deadly cost of loyalty and corruption within a fractured and fiercely competitive police academy in contemporary Denmark.
The best film prize and the jury special prize went to “Fadia,” produced by Israel-Palestine’s Cinema Virgin. The film addresses the topic of femicide in the name of a misguided sense of family honor.
The award for best creation went to Italian series “Gomorrah – The Origins,” produced by Sky Studios and Cattleya. The show, which starts in 1977 in Naples, follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city kid from a poor neighborhood – who is set to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival.
The best actress award went to Yara Jarrar for “Fadia,” and the best actor award went to Johannes Hegemann for “Olivia” from Germany.
The Public Prize was picked up by “Ponies,” produced by Universal Television.
The award in the Feature Reports and News competition category for best social or cultural feature report went to “Mission Investigate: The Hunt” from Sveriges Television in Sweden.
The prize for best geopolitical or conflict feature report went to “La Guerre, Donald Trump et nous” from Elephant et Mile Production and France Télévisions in France.
The jury special prize went to “Into the Void: Putin’s Foreign Fighters” from the BBC in the U.K.
The award for best original digital creation went to “Next-Door Families – What Makes a Family?” from KBS and Yoo Kyung-Hyun in South Korea.
Best documentary digital format was taken by “La face cachée de l’aéroport CDG la nuit” from OK Charlotte in France.
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