London, Feb 3 (IANS) Jim Carrey and Ewan Mcgregor have received the French government's highest honours in recognition of their contributions to the movie industry.

American comic actor Carrey and Scottish actor McGregor were named knights in the prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters ceremony Monday, reported contactmusic.com.

The event that took place in Paris saw the actors accepting their honours from the French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand.