Morgan Freeman to be Honored at 2024 Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Morgan Freeman will obtain the Crystal Nymph for lifetime achievement at this yr’s Monte-Carlo Tv Competition. The veteran actor is about to be acknowledged for his tv work on the opening ceremony of the occasion June 14, with Prince Albert II of Monaco presenting the award.

Though Freeman is primarily recognized for his function work, his tv profession stretches again to the early Seventies. He has been nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards throughout his profession, and he’s had notable latest roles within the Amazon Prime Video collection Solos, Netflix’s The Kominsky Methodology and Paramount+’s Particular Ops: Lioness.

The Freeman and Kevin Costner produced historic drama The Grey Home can be set to premier on the competition, after the opening ceremony. The American Civil Struggle drama tells the story of Union spies, and options an ensemble solid that features Robert Knepper, Mary-Louise Parker, Amethyst Davis, Daisy Head and Ben Vereen.

The Grey Home is produced by Republic Footage in collaboration with Territory Footage, Revelations Leisure and Huge Goals Leisure.

The Monte-Carlo Competition has additionally revealed that French actor and director Olivier Marchal will obtain the honorary Golden Nymph award, the occasion’s highest distinction, on the closing ceremony June 18. Marchal, who created the favored French police procedural drama Braquo, is being acknowledged for his contributions to the tv business.

It was introduced earlier that Bridgerton star Simone Ashley will obtain Monte-Carlo’s Worldwide Golden Nymph for many promising expertise.