Events in Film & TV
- May 22 69th Cannes Film Festival: "I, Daniel Blake," directed by Ken Loach wins the Palme d'Or
Television Premiere
May 22 TV series "Preacher", developed by Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin, and Seth Rogen, premieres on AMC

Seth Rogen
Event of Interest
May 24 Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case in Norristown

Bill Cosby
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
May 21 Actress Eva Longoria (41) weds Televisa media executive Jose Antonio Baston in Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Eva Longoria
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
May 6 Actress Kaley Cuoco and professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting divorce after 2 years of marriage

Kaley Cuoco
Person of Interest
May 12 Actress Billie Piper and fellow actor Laurence Fox divorce after 8 years of marriage

Billie Piper
Divorce of Interest
May 23 Actress Amber Heard (30) files for divorce from fellow actor Johnny Depp (52)

Johnny Depp
Deaths in Film & TV
- May 6 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), dies at 72
- May 7 John Krish, British documentary filmmaker (Let My People Go), dies at 92
- May 8 William Schallert, American actor (Patty Duke Show, Get Smart), dies at 93
- May 10 Louis van Gasteren, Dutch actor and director (The House, De prijs van overleven), dies at 93
- May 16 Julia Meade [Kunz], American actress and TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse), dies at 90
- May 19 Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 84
- May 19 Angus "Alan" Young, British actor and voice actor (Mister Ed, Scrooge McDuck), dies of natural causes at 96
- May 24 Burt Kwouk, English actor (Pink Panther movies), dies at 85