Saturday the 27th signalled the closing of this year’s festival with the customary prize ceremonies, including the main competition and the Un Certain Regard section, topped off by the awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or. Here’s a quick breakdown of the night’s big winners.
Main Competition
-Palme d’Or-
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ (France) by Justine Triet
-Grand Prix-
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‘The Zone of Interest’ (UK) by Jonathan Glazer
-Jury Prize-
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‘Fallen Leaves’ (Finland) by Aki Kaurismäki (accepted by Alma Poysti Jussi Vatanen)
-Best Director-
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Trần Anh Hùng for ‘The Pot-au-Feu’ (France)
-Best Actor-
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Kōji Yakusho for ‘Perfect Days’ (Japan, Germany)
-Best Actress-
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Merve Dizdar for ‘About Dry Grasses’ (Turkey)
-Best Screenplay-
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Yuji Sakamoto ‘Monster’ (Japan) (accepted by Kore-Eda Hirokazu)
Un Certain Regard
-Main Prize-
‘How to Have Sex’ (UK) by Molly Manning Walker
-Jury Prize-
‘Hounds’ (Morocco) by Kamal Lazraq
-Best Director-
Asmae El Moudir for ‘The Mother of All Lies’ (Morocco)
-Freedom Prize-
‘Goodbye Julia’ (Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, Sweden, Saudi Arabia) by Mohamed Kordofani
-Ensemble Prize-
‘The Buriti Flower’ (Brazil) to João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, the cast and crew
-New Voice Prize-
‘Omen’ (Belgium, DR Congo) by Baloji Tshiani
Honorary Palme d’Or
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Michael Douglas
Harrison Ford
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