Leonardo DiCaprio presented his 'This Boy's Life' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' costar Robert De Niro with an honorary Palm d'Or during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival's opening night.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro during the opening ceremony at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Grand Theatre Lumiere. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images More ...

After joking about De Niro keeping a mostly private life when not on camera, DiCaprio presented the 81-year-old with the award while continuing the well-deserved high praise.

De Niro also told Martin Scorsese to check out DiCaprio, who, along with De Niro, collaborated with the maestro for his entire career. “He doesn’t say much,” said DiCaprio.

Leonardo DiCaprio is to present Robert De Niro with the Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The 50-year-old actor will hand the accolade to his 'Killers of the Flower Moon' co ...

Robert De Niro accepts the honorary Palme d'Or from Leonardo DiCaprio during the opening ceremony at the 78th Cannes Film Festival at the Palais de Festival on May 13, 2025.

DiCaprio asserted that De Niro "changed my life forever" when he cast a teenaged DiCaprio in 1993's This Boy's Life, one of DiCaprio's first major film roles "That's the thing about Bob.

In 1993, when DiCaprio was 17 years old and looking to make his big break into the industry, he starred in the movie This Boy's Life alongside Robert De Niro. It was effectively DiCaprio's ...

Not just anyone could present Robert De Niro with the honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2025. So the festival’s organizers chose Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom De Niro has made ...

DiCaprio asserted that De Niro "changed my life forever" when he cast a teenaged DiCaprio in 1993's This Boy's Life, one of DiCaprio's first major film roles "That's the thing about Bob.