The parties have finished and the celebrities are heading home, meaning the legendary Cannes Film Festival has drawn to a close for another year. But who were the winners and losers at this year’s event?
Caméra d’Or (best first feature)
The prestigious Caméra d’Or prize went to Jeune Femme – or Young Woman – directed by Léonor Serraille. Made by an almost entirely female crew, the film depicts the life of a woman returning to Paris after a long time spent abroad.
Best short film
15 minute short film a Gentle Night, directed by Qiu Yang, took home the award for Best Short Film over the weekend.
Best screenplay
The Killing of a Sacred Deer, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos) and You Were Never Really Here, directed by Lynne Ramsay.
Jury prize
Russian drama Loveless bagged the Jury prize. Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, the film follows a couple going through a divorce, who have been forced to work together to find their son who disappeared during one of their arguments.
Accepting the award, Zvyagintsev thanked the “talented people” who had worked with him on the film, adding, “everything happened somewhat fast.”
Best actress
Diane Kruger won the prize for best actress at the festival, for her latest film In the Fade. In the film a woman loses her Turkish husband and son in a terrorist attack, following which the criminal justice system fails to penalise the culprit.
Best actor
Best actor went to Joaquin Phoenix for his role in the film You Were Never Really Here, directed by Lynne Ramsay.
Best director
Sofia Coppola became the second woman in the festival’s 70-year history ever to win the best director prize, for her film The Beguiled. In her acceptance speech read out by director and jury member Maren Ade, Coppola thanked Jane Campion for being the only female director to have ever won the Palme d’Or for best film.
Grand Prix
The Grand Prix prize went to 120 Beats per Minute, directed by Robin Campillo.
70th Anniversary prize
Nicole Kidman appeared in four of the films screen at the Cannes Film Festival this year, making her one of the industry’s most prominent actresses. In light of this, she was awarded the 70th Anniversary Jury Prize, created especially for her, and in a video message said she was “absolutely devastated” not to be there for the ceremony, but that sh was “thrilled to be receiving this award.”
Palme d’Or
The biggest award of the night went to The Square, directed by Ruben Östlund, a satirical film about the art world. The Swedish title was just one of 19 films competing for the prestigious prize.