Kevin Costner attended an awards ceremony in Germany on Thursday night, while his ex yellow stone The castmates reunited in New York for the red carpet premiere of the show’s finale.
The acclaimed actor and director received the BAMBI Award in the International Actor category for his acting excellence, visionary creativity and outstanding contributions to the film industry at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
The German prize, awarded annually Hubert Burda Mediarecognizes excellence in international media and television to personalities from media, arts, culture, sports and other fields “with vision and creativity that affected and inspired the German public that year”, both domestic and foreign.
Before taking the stage to greet the real BAMBI, Costner stepped out for a round of red carpet photos dressed in a traditional three-piece black tuxedo and matching bow tie.
To complete his overall look, the Academy Award winner also wore shiny black dress shoes and styled his short blonde hair without a part, while sporting a well-groomed beard and mustache combo.
Kevin Costner, 69, received the BAMBI Award in the International Actor category in Munich, Germany, at the Bavaria Studios on Thursday for his acting excellence, visionary creativity and outstanding contributions to the film industry.
The BAMBI is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities from media, arts, culture, sports and other fields “with vision and creativity that affected and inspired the German public that year. , both national and foreign
Costner, 69, would also proudly pose with his BAMBI Award in hand for the cameras on the red carpet.
The other winners of the BAMBI 2024 are Robbie Williams (Entertainment), Toni Cross: (Sport), Margot Friedländer: (Courage), Jella Haase (National Actress), Tedros (Teddy) Teclebrhan (Comedy), Shirin David (National Music), Lars Eidinger (National Actor), Bernd Siggelkow (Silent Heros), Sven Väth (Culture), Maxton Hall (Audience Award), Reinhold Messner (Our Earth) and Bryan Adams (Legend).
Created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, Yellowstone follows the Dutton family, owners of the largest ranch in Montana, commonly known as The Yellowstone.
The plot revolves around family drama on the ranch, as well as conflicts along the ranch’s shared border with the Broken Rock Indian Reservation, Yellowstone National Park, and real estate developers.
The series, starring Costner as Dutton family patriarch John Dutton III, premiered on the Paramount Network in June 2018 and has been a huge hit for the network since its inception.
The audience of the series has grown with subsequent seasons, and the premiere of the third season obtained 7.6 million viewers in June 2020, which would be followed by a figure of 12.7 million viewers for the premiere of the fourth season in November 2021, according to Wikipedia. It wasn’t until the first part of the fifth season that the numbers dropped slightly to 12.1 million viewers.
With the increase in the series’ ratings, the program established itself as the most watched program on cable, according to Timeall while breaking some premiere records for live and same-day viewing.
In February 2022, Paramount Network renewed the series for a fifth season, which was split into two installments, but when the first half aired in early 2023, the show stalled.
Costner stepped out for a round of red carpet photos dressed in a traditional three-piece black tuxedo and matching bow tie.
The Academy Award winner also wore shiny black dress shoes and styled his short blonde hair without a part, while sporting a well-groomed beard and mustache combo.
The acclaimed actor and director sported a beard and mustache for the event
Cost once again posed proudly with his new BAMBI award in Munich
At first, the production halt was due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which affected dozens of shows and movies, but scheduling conflicts would also persist due to Costner’s work on Horizon: An American Saga, his series self-financed four planned. epic westerns.
Costner maintains that he always planned to return to conclude John Dutton’s story if it worked with his schedule, even if that meant moving on to a sixth or seventh season.
But in the end, he and Sheridan couldn’t work things out in terms of scheduling, and as a result, he left the show, leaving the show’s creator and its writers scrambling to rewrite the story.
In May 2023, Paramount revealed that Costner would be leaving the series after the first part of season five, while the actor took to Instagram in June to formally announce that he would not be returning to the fold to play Dutton one last time.
“I want to reach out and let you know that after this long year and a half working on Horizon and doing everything necessary, and thinking about Yellowstone, that beloved series that I love, that I know you love, I just realized that I’m not going to be able to continue with season 5B or in the future,” he said.
He added: “It was something that really changed me.” I loved it. And I know you loved it. “And I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be coming back and that I love the relationship that we’ve been able to develop and that I’ll see you in the movies.”
Luke Grimes, who plays Costner’s on-screen son, Kacey Dutton, said the actor’s absence was felt, but he thinks fans will be happy with how the rest of the series plays out.
Costner has played John Dutton III from the Yellowstone premiere in June 2018 through the first part of season 5.
The show was first stalled due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, but then scheduling conflicts with Costner and his Horizon: An American Saga film series persisted.
Although Costner appears in the trailer for the second part of the fifth season, he will not return.
Yellowstone now continues without Costner with six new episodes to finish the story
The second part of the fifth and final season is scheduled to premiere on Paramount Network on November 10; Stars Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill and Luke Grimes are back for the final six episodes.
“He’s got a great presence, man, the guy’s an icon,” Grimes said, as reported by Deadline. “So not having him around on set felt a little different. But as always, I mean, we’re a big family now. “It was just as special and hopefully the fans will be able to connect with the story in the same way… I think they will be able to.”
Grimes and her co-stars must now tell the rest of the Duttons’ Yellowstone story, which also includes cast members Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Danny Huston and Gil Birmingham. , among many others.
The second part of the fifth and final season is scheduled to premiere on Paramount Network on November 10.
The final episode, which is the 14th of the split fifth season, is scheduled to air on December 14.
