File photo shows actor Jude Law receiving an honorary achievement award at the French film awards, The Cesars, in Paris, February 24, 2007. [Reuters]

British actor Jude Law wowed a female-heavy media crowd Thursday as he picked up an accolade from the French government in London.

The actor received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal during a ceremony at the residence of French ambassador Gerard Errera.

"At the age of 15 I discovered French films. It is a cinema that is always true to itself, like the people of France," Law said.