The jury of Greta Gerwig, filmmakers J. A. Bayona, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nadine Labaki, acting folks Eva Green, Omar Sy, Lily Gladstone and Pierfrancesco Favino with the all-in-one Ebru Ceylan chose Sean Baker’s Anora as the film worthy of the Palme d’Or. As usual, we were on hand to witness those who claimed an award during the evening. Below are small video snip-its:
Palme d’or: ANORA by Sean Baker
Grand Prix: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by Payal Kapadia
Jury Prize: EMILIA PÉREZ by Jacques Audiard
Best Director: MIGUEL GOMES for Grand Tour
Special Award: MOHAMMAD RASOULOF for The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Performance by an Actress: ADRIANA PAZ, ZOE SALDAÑA, KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN & SELENA GOMEZ in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Screenplay: THE SUBSTANCE by Coralie Fargeat
Short Film Palme d’or: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT by Nebojša Slijepčević
Special Mention: BAD FOR A MOMENT by Daniel Soares
Caméra d’or: ARMAND by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Special Mention: MONGREL by Wei Liang Chiang & You Qiao Yin
** Best Performance by an Actor: JESSE PLEMONS in Kinds of Kindness directed by Yórgos Lánthimos. Plemons did not attend the ceremony.