Italy appears to have forgiven Kevin Spacey.
Later this month, the two-time Oscar-winning actor will receive the Italian National Award for Lifetime Achievement at a special gala in the historic southern Sicilian city of Taormina. The award, organized under the auspices of the Italian Senate and the Province of Sicily, will be presented in Taormina on July 21. Spacey will also present a short film and perform a stage performance at Taormina’s historic Greco-Roman theater.
“Kevin Spacey is a timeless icon in the history of film and theatre, and without a doubt, he deserves the chance to reclaim his career,” said awards show organizers Michelle Curatolo and Marco Palanca.
Glory comes as follows The usual suspects and American Beauty The star continues to fight multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him. Spacey has always denied all criminal charges. He was acquitted in sexual assault trials in the United States and the United Kingdom, but he faces a new civil trial in Britain next year, brought by a man who claims the actor sexually assaulted him.
A recent Channel 4 documentary, Spacey UnmaskedThe allegations against him have resurfaced and shed new light on other alleged abuse. The actor has hit back, denying the new allegations and saying he will “not be speechless any longer.”
The first wave of allegations effectively ended Spacey's Hollywood career, as he was unceremoniously written out of the final season of the Netflix series. house of cards And he starred in a film directed by Ridley Scott. All the money in the world By Christopher Plummer.
But Italy continued to support him. In 2022, the Italian National Museum of Cinema in Turin invited Spacey to give a masterclass and celebrate his return to the big screen with a role in an Italian feature film. The Man Who Painted GodDirected by Franco Nero, the film premiered at the Turin Film Festival.