The 66th Festival de Cannes came to a close with the presentation of the festival winners. This year’s jury was headed by filmmaker Steven Spielberg and included Ang Lee, Christoph Waltz, and Nicole Kidman, with the jury charged with choosing the best of this year’s competition. And the winners are:
FEATURE FILMS
Palme d’Or – Blue Is The Warmest Color by Abdellatif KECHICHE with Adèle EXARCHOPOULOS & Léa SEYDOUX
Grand Prize – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS by Ethan COEN and Joel COEN
Best Director – Amat ESCALANTE for HELI
Jury Prize – Like Father, Like Son by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Best Screenplay – JIA Zhangke for A Touch Of Sin
Best Actress – Bérénice BEJO in The Past by Asghar FARHADI
Best Actor – Bruce DERN in NEBRASKA by Alexander PAYNE
CAMERA D’OR – ILO ILO by Anthony CHEN presented in the Directors’ Fortnight
SHORT FILMS
Palme d’Or – SAFE by MOON Byoung-gon
Special Mention – Whale Valley by Gudmundur Arnar GUDMUNDSSON and 37°4 S by Adriano VALERIO
And in the Un Certain Regard competition, the winners (announced on May 25, 2013) were:
Prize of Un Certain Regard – THE MISSING PICTURE by Rithy PANH
Jury Prize – OMAR by Hany ABU-ASSAD
Directing Prize – Alain GUIRAUDIE for STRANGER BY THE LAKE
A Certain Talent Prize – Ensemble cast of LA JAULA DE ORO by Diego QUEMADA-DIEZ
Avenir Prize – FRUITVALE STATION by Ryan COOGLER
