Saturday the 24th 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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‘It Was Just an Accident’ (Iran, France, Luxembourg) by Jafar Panahi
-Grand Prix-
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‘Sentimental Value’ (Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, UK) by Joachim Trier
-Jury Prize-
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‘Sirât’ (Spain, France) by Oliver Laxe
and ‘Sound of Falling’ (Germany) by Mascha Schilinski
-Best Director-
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Kleber Mendonça Filho for ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands)
-Best Actor-
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Wagner Moura for ‘The Secret Agent’ (Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands) (accepted by Kleber Mendonça Filho)
-Best Actress-
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Nadia Melliti for ‘The Little Sister’ (France, Germany )
-Best Screenplay-
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Dardenne Brothers for ‘The Young Mother’s Home’ (Belgium, France)
-Special Prize-
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‘Resurrection’ (China, France) by Bi Gan
Un Certain Regard
-Main Prize-
‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ (Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium) by Diego Céspedes
-Jury Prize-
‘A Poet’ (Colombia, Germany, Sweden) by Simón Mesa Soto
-Best Director-
Tarzan and Arab Nasser for ‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ (Palestine, France, Portugal)
-Best Actor-
Frank Dillane for ‘Urchin’ (UK)
-Best Actress-
Cleo Diára for ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ (Portugal, Brazil, France, Romania)
-Best Screenplay-
Harry Lighton for ‘Pillion’ (UK, Ireland)
Honorary Palme d’Or
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Robert De Niro
Denzel Washington
Cannes 78 best of (Courtesy of Festival de Cannes)
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