The 68th Cannes Film Festival has wound down after 12 days of premieres, screenings and controversies about shoe policies, and all that was left was the award ceremony to wrap things up. Winners this year included Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, which took the Palme d’Or and Rooney Mara for Todd Haynes’ Carol.
Audiard winning seems something of a controversial choice, since, while it was admired, it hasn’t been as praised as the likes of Son Of Saul or Carol. Still, the other films got their due alongside quirky romantic drama The Lobster and Hou Hsiao-hsien’s impressive martial arts epic The Assassin.
The jury for the main competition this year included Joel and Ethan Coen, Guillermo del Toro, Sienna Miller, Sophie Marceau, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rossy de Palma, Rokia Traoré and Xavier Dolan. Here’s the full list of winners:
Palme d’Or
Jacques Audiard, Dheepan
Grand Prix
László Nemes, *Son Of Saul *
Best Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien, The Assassin
Best Screenplay
Michel Franco, Chronic
Jury Prize
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster
Best Actress
Rooney Mara, Carol
Emmanuelle Bercot, Mon Roi
Best Actor
Vincent Lindon, The Measure Of A Man
Caméra d’Or
César Augusto Acevdeo, La Tierra Y La Sombra
Short Film Palme d’Or
Ely Dagher, Waves 98
Palme d’Honneur
Agnès Varda