Javier Bardem received a standing ovation at the opening of the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival as he took to the stage to finally collect the prestigious Donostia Award originally awarded to him in 2023.

"To a woman who I love and who I've shared a life with, I want to thank and give my deep gratitude for the human being you are," Bardem said Friday night as he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Spanish festival.

An emotional Javier Bardem paid a touching tribute to his wife Penelope Cruz while being honored in Spain. Taking to the stage to accept the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Friday Bardem gushed over Cruz,

Javier Bardem announced this morning during a presser at the San Sebastian Film Festival that he has signed on to star in the next film from Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Beasts). The film is titled El ser querido and will be directed by Sorogoyen from a screenplay he penned with Isabel Peña.