Barbra Streisand Unable to Attend Cannes Closing Ceremony to Accept Honorary Palme d’Or After Knee Injury
Barbra Streisand will not attend the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony due to a knee injury. She expressed her disappointment in a statement, emphasizing her honor in receiving the honorary Palme d’Or. The festival will still pay tribute to her during the ceremony on May 23.
- ▪Barbra Streisand is unable to attend the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony due to a knee injury.
- ▪She expressed her gratitude for receiving the honorary Palme d’Or and her regret at missing the event.
- ▪The festival will honor her during the closing ceremony on May 23.
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Home Film Festivals May 17, 2026 10:43am PT Barbra Streisand Unable to Attend Cannes Closing Ceremony to Accept Honorary Palme d’Or After Knee Injury By Ellise Shafer Plus Icon Ellise Shafer Latest Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez Set to Star in Brady Corbet’s New ‘X-Rated’ Epic 2 hours ago Adam Driver Brushes Off Lena Dunham Memoir Question in Cannes: ‘I’m Saving It All for My Book’ 7 hours ago Javier Bardem Says Tide Is Turning on Hollywood Speaking Up for Palestine: Those Making Blacklists ‘Will Be the Ones Suffering the Consequences’ 8 hours ago See All Russell James Barbra Streisand is unable to attend the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony to accept her honorary Palme d’Or after suffering a knee injury.
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