The Truman Show star Jim Carrey will be feted with an Honorary César at the 51st César Ceremony in Paris in February 2026.
Recent recipients of the award – meted out by France’s Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma with the support of the ceremony’s broadcast partner Canal+ – have included Julia Roberts (2025), Christopher Nolan (2024), David Fincher (2023) Cate Blanchett (2022), Robert Redford (2019) and George Clooney (2017).
Born in Canada, Jim Carrey first made a name for himself on the stand-up comedy scene and then on television, notably in In Living Color.
He broke onto the big screen in 1994 with a trio of hit films, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber, becoming the first actor to star in three box office topping films in a single year.
Carrey then cemented his reputation with critically-acclaimed performances in The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Man on the Moon, winning two Golden Globe awards for Best Actor.
The actor was made a Knight (Chevalier) in France’s National Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) in 2010 by French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand for his significant contributions to art and film.
He has also been honored with the Charlie Chaplin Award at the BAFTA Britannia Awards for his work in comedy films like Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, among many others.
More recent credits have included the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as well as the Showtime series Kidding, in which he played a famous children’s television icon, struggling to retain his sanity as his family falls apart.
Carrey was also the subject of the Emmy-nominated documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, and has also branched into writing with his novel Memoirs and Misinformation.
“His work, on screen and off, reminds audiences that cinema can do more than entertain: it can challenge, move, and even enlighten; that creativity and artistry need not be contained to just one medium. His journey embodies an unrelenting boldness, constantly pushing the boundaries of performance and art,” the César Academy said in the statement announcing the honor.
The 51st César Ceremony will take place in the Olympia Theatre in Paris on February 27, 2026.
