Cannes Film Festival 2026

Saturday the 23rd

Cannes 79 Awards

Saturday the 23rd signaled 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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‘Fjord’ (Romania, Norway, Denmark, France, Sweden) by Cristian Mungiu

 

 

-Grand Prix-

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‘Minotaur’ (France, Latvia, Germany) by Andrey Zvyagintsev

 

 

-Jury Prize-

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‘The Dreamed Adventure’ (Germany, France, Austria, Bulgaria) by Valeska Grisebach

 

 

-Best Director-

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Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo for ‘The Black Ball’ (Spain, France)

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Paweł Pawlikowski for ‘Fatherland’ (Poland, France, Italy, Germany)

 

 

-Best Actor-

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Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for ‘Coward’ (Belgium, France, Netherlands)

 

 

-Best Actress-

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Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for ‘All of a Sudden’ (France, Japan, Germany, Belgium)

 

 

-Best Screenplay-

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Emmanuel Marre for ‘A Man of His Time’ (Belgium, France)

 

 

-Camera d’Or for Best First Feature-

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‘Ben’imana’ (Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway, Ivory Coast) by Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo

 

 

Un Certain Regard

 

-Main Prize-

‘Everytime’ (Austria, Germany) by Sandra Wollner

 

-Jury Prize-

‘Elephants in the Fog’ (Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway) by Abinash Bikram Shah

 

-Special Jury Prize-

Louis Clichy for ‘Iron Boy’ (France, Belgium)

 

-Best Actor-

Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for ‘Congo Boy’ (Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy)

 

-Best Actress-

Marina de Tavira, Daniela Marín Navarro and Mariangel Villegas for ‘Forever Your Maternal Animal’ (Belgium, France, Mexico)

 

 

Honorary Palme d’Or

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Peter Jackson

 

Barbra Streisand

 

John Travolta

 

 

Cannes 79 Jury Member Press Conference (Courtesy of Festival de Cannes)

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