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Cannes 2009: Christoph Waltz Best Actor Inglourious Basterds’
Christoph Waltz's role as the key villain is one of the best things about a film where very little is going for it. While accepting the award in three languages, the actor thanked the director for giving him his vocation back.
Cannes 2009: Gainsbourg Deservingly wins for Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg reached news depths in her ultra risky role (complete nudity and some hand gestures) in the must talked about film on the Croisette this year (Antichrist). The jury mostly comprised of female actresses obviously saw something that was striking in the perf. Thanking her father last - she mentioned that "she hopes (her father) would have been happy to have been shocked."
Cannes 2009: Brillante Mendoza gets Baffling win for Best Director
The award went to another critically panned film, this one from Cannes regular Brillante Mendoza. The filmmaker accepted the Best Mise en Scene award for Kinatay - a film I avoided like the plague.
Cannes 2009: Spring Fever defies odds to Grab Best Screenplay
I can assure you that Lou Ye's seriously problematic screenplay was far from everyone's minds for this category.
Cannes 2009: Camera d’or goes Down Under to Samson and Delilah
Ajami got a special mention, but it is Warwick Throton's Samson and Delilah's that picks up the coveted debut film for a filmmaker trophy. Set in a small, isolated community in the Central Australian desert, when tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone the discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.
