He won Venice. He won the Berlinale. He now wins the Palme. With strong competition from the likes of Kleber Mendonça Filho, Oliver Laxe and Joachim Trier, it was finally Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident landing the top prize. Here are all the winners:
Palme d’Or – It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prix – Sentimental Value
Best Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho – The Secret Agent
Jury Prize: Sirat – Oliver Laxe / The Sound of Falling – Mascha Schilinski
Best Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne – Young Mothers
Best Actor: Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Actress: Nadia Melliti – La petite dernière
Special Prize: Resurrection – Bi Gan
Camera d’Or: The President’s Cake, dir: Hassan Hadi
Special Mention, Camera d’Or – My Father’s Shadow, dir: Akinola Davies Jr
Short Film Palme d’Or – I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, dir: Tawfeek Barhom
Special Mention, Short Film – Ali, dir: Adnan Al Rajeev
