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The Museum of Cinema in Turin said it handed
the prize in recognition of Spacey's "personal aesthetic and
authorial contribution to the development of the art of drama."
For the occasion, the 63-year-old was invited to speak at the
museum.
"I am surely blessed and grateful and humbled and my heart is
very full tonight toward the Museum of Cinema for having had le
palle (the guts) to invite me tonight," he said.
Spacey won Oscars for performances in "American Beauty" and "The
Usual Suspects," but his career largely ended a few years ago,
after more than 20 men accused him of sexual misconduct.
In the run-up to the award ceremony, the Turin-based La Stampa
newspaper ran an editorial headlined "Italy, land of plenary
indulgence".
Last week, Spacey appeared by video link before a court in
London, pleading not guilty to several charges of sexual
misconduct against one man about 20 years ago.
The charges were joined to an earlier five-count indictment
related to alleged sex offences against three men between 2005
and 2013, for which Spacey previously professed his innocence.
In another case that played out in the United States, Spacey
defeated in October a sexual abuse claim brought against him by
actor Anthony Rapp.
(Reporting by Alex Fraser; Writing by Alvise Armellini; Editing
by Richard Chang)
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