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78th Festival de Cannes: Who won what at the event? Here's the full list of winners
The 78th Festival de Cannes that began from May 13 was a festival filled with razzmatazz. We had celebrities and influencers from all over the world to grace the festival and dazzle at the red carpet. But it's not just about fashion but films too. It is more about who made what than who wore what.
Here's the list of winners for this year:
Feature Films
Palme d'or
UN SIMPLE ACCIDENT
Jafar PANAHI
Grand Prix
AFFEKSJONSVERDI
(SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
Joachim TRIER
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Joint Jury Prize
SIRT
Oliver LAXE
SOUND OF FALLING
Mascha SCHILINSKI
Best Director
Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO for O AGENTE SECRETO (THE SECRET AGENT)
Best Screenplay
Jean-Pierre DARDENNE & Luc DARDENNE for JEUNES MÈRES
Best performance by an actress
Nadia MELLITI in LA PETITE DERNIÈRE directed by Hafsia HERZI
Best performance by an actor
Wagner MOURA in O AGENTE SECRETO (THE SECRET AGENT) directed by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO
Special Award
KUANG YE SHI DAI (RESURRECTION)
Bi GAN
Short Films
Palme d'or
I'M GLAD YOU'RE DEAD NOW
Tawfeek BARHOM
Special Mention
ALI
Adnan AL RAJEEV
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize
LA MISTERIOSA MIRADA DEL FLAMENCO (THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO)
Diego CÉSPEDES
1st film
Jury Prize
UN POETA (A POET)
Simón MESA SOTO
Best Directing
Arab & Tarzan NASSER
for Once Upon a Time in Gaza
Best Actor
Frank DILLANE
in Urchin directed by Harris Dickinson
Best Actress
Cleo DIÁRA
in O Riso e a Faca (I Only Rest in the Storm) directed by Pedro Pinho
Best Screenplay
PILLION
Harry LIGHTON
1st film
Caméra d'or
Caméra d'or Prize
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
Hasan HADI
Directors' Fortnight
Special Mention
MY FATHER'S SHADOW
Akinola DAVIES JR
Un Certain Regard
La Cinef
First Prize
FIRST SUMMER
Heo GAYOUNG
KAFA, South Korea
Second Prize
12 MOMENTS BEFORE THE FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY
QU Zhizheng
Beijing Film Academy, China
Joint Third Prize
GINGER BOY
Miki TANAKA
ENBU Seminar, Japan
WINTER IN MARCH
Natalia MIRZOYAN
Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia
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