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EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Scott Thomas and Kurt Russell will some beryllium feted pinch a Crystal Nymph Award astatine this year’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival. The stars will beryllium successful Monte-Carlo successful June to judge nan honor, which is bestowed for longstanding profession achievements and creating a lasting effect connected nan imaginative industry.
2026 will beryllium nan 65th day of nan Monte-Carlo TV Festival, which historically attracts U.S., European and world stars each summer. Scott Thomas and Russell proceed successful that contented and will bookend nan upcoming edition.
Scott Thomas will beryllium honored during nan Festival’s opening ceremonial connected June 12 and Russell will person his grant during nan closing ceremonial connected June 16.
Scott Thomas’ profession spans shape and screen. Her movie credits see Gosford Park, The English Patient and Four Weddings and a Funeral. On TV, she has astir precocious been seen successful Slow Horses and different notable appearances see roles successful Military Wives and Fleabag. An Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, she stepped down nan camera for directorial debut pinch nan movie My Mother’s Wedding, starring Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham.
“I americium profoundly honored to person this nickname successful Monaco, a spot that has agelong celebrated creator excellence pinch specified grace,” nan prima said.
Russell’s lengthy profession besides straddles movie and TV. Having begun his profession connected nan mini surface done productions pinch The Walt Disney Company, he went connected to go a awesome Hollywood presence. The prima precocious returned to tv pinch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and adjacent up will look successful nan highly anticipated bid The Madison.
“It is simply a awesome grant to beryllium selected for this distinguished award, and I very overmuch look guardant to spending clip pinch His Serene Highness Prince Albert. It has been a agelong time,” Russell said.
“We are thrilled to grant Kurt Russell and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas,” added Cécile Menoni, Executive Director of nan Monte-Carlo Television Festival. “Their exceptional careers, spanning some movie and television, perfectly bespeak nan creator excellence and world perspective. These awards observe 2 singular talents who person made a lasting effect connected nan world audiovisual landscape.”
The Festival is centered astir Monte-Carlo’s Grimaldi Forum, wherever a business-focused strand besides takes spot having been bolstered successful caller years. As good arsenic nan Crystal Nymphs, location is simply a title for play bid and actual productions, which vie for nan coveted Golden Nymphs.
