Sunday the 22nd signaled the closing of this year’s festival with the customary awards ceremony and the prestigious Palme d’Or, here’s a quick breakdown of the night’s big prize winners.
Competition
-Palme d’Or-
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‘I, Daniel Blake’ by Ken Loach (UK)
-Grand Prix-
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‘It’s Only the End of the World’ by Xavier Dolan (Canada, France)
-Jury Prize-
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‘American Honey’ by Andrea Arnold (USA & UK)
-Best Director (Ex-aequo)-
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Cristian Mungiu for ‘Graduation (Bacalaureat)’ (Romania) & Olivier Assayas for ‘Personal Shopper’ (France)
-Best Actor-
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Shahab Hosseini for ‘The Salesman (Fourshande)’ (Iran)
-Best Actress-
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Jaclyn Jose for ‘Ma’ Rosa’ (Philippines)
-Best Screenplay-
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Asghar Farhadi for ‘The Salesman (Fourshande)’ (Iran)
Un Certain Regard
-Main Prize-
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‘The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies)’ by Juho Kuosmanen (Finland)
-Jury Prize-
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‘Harmonium (Fuchi ni tatsu)’ by Kôji Fukada (Japan)
-Directing Prize-
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Matt Ross for ‘Captain Fantastic’ (USA)
-Screenplay Prize-
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Delphine Coulin & Muriel Coulin for ‘The Stopover’ (France)
-Special Prize-
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‘The Red Turtle’ by Michael Dudok de Wit (France, Japan)
Winners photocalls & interviews (courtesy of Festival de Cannes)
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