Apple’s Eddy Cue honored as the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year

Apple’s Eddy Cue honored as the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year

Following Apple TV’s record-breaking year, Cannes Lions recognizes Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services and health, for shaping the future of entertainment through groundbreaking storytelling and innovation
Cue and legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer take the stage for a keynote seminar at the Grand Théâtre Lumière

This evening, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services and Health, Eddy Cue, was recognized as the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year. Presented in recognition of the vital role that entertainment plays in the marketing and communications landscape, the award acknowledges the creativity that inspires others to produce truly compelling, meaningful and entertaining content.

During the ceremony, Cue took the stage to accept the award from Cannes Lions CEO Simon Cook, and shared: “We’ve never strived to be the most. We strive to be the best. When we started Apple TV nearly seven years ago, we said, let’s build the place that allows the best storytellers in the world to do their best work.”

Additionally, Cue stated, “Stories can make you laugh, cry, think and many other emotions. They connect us. Across language, across culture, across everything. That’s what we’re all about at Apple, so stay tuned for more. We’re just getting started.”

Earlier in the day, Cue and legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer participated in an insightful keynote seminar, where the two discussed Apple’s ongoing partnership with Bruckheimer on titles including the record-setting and Academy Award-winning “F1,” as well as an upcoming UAP feature that reunites Bruckheimer with director Joseph Kosinski.

Since his tenure at Apple, Cue has been instrumental in building Apple’s globally influential entertainment ecosystem, overseeing Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Apple Fitness+, Apple Card, Apple Maps and iCloud, as well as Apple’s productivity and creativity apps.

Under Cue’s leadership, Apple TV, which launched just over six years ago as a wholly original streaming platform, has become one of the industry’s most award-winning and culture-defining services. For five consecutive years, it has held the top position for the highest critically rated slate of original programming among all streaming services.

Featuring acclaimed series and films from today’s most celebrated storytellers – including “The Studio,” “Pluribus,” “Severance” and “Ted Lasso” – Apple TV continues to set new industry benchmarks. “The Studio” recently became the most-awarded freshman comedy series of all time, while “Severance” was last year’s most Emmy-awarded drama series. In features, Apple Original Films’ Academy Award-winning blockbuster “F1” shattered records as the highest-grossing sports film of all time.

Apple was recently named by TIME as one of the world’s most influential entertainment companies, recognizing its impact on storytelling, culture and innovation across the global entertainment landscape.

Apple’s commitment to premium storytelling has earned widespread recognition, with more than 840 award wins and more than 3,600 nominations to date. Cue also oversees Apple Music, which recently reached all-time highs in both listenership and new subscribers, as well as Apple’s growing sports business, including the company’s exclusive U.S. broadcast partnership with Formula 1, one of the world’s fastest-growing and most exciting sports, as well as landmark partnerships with Major League Soccer and Friday Night Baseball.

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