Winners of 72 Cannes Film Festival
The winners of the 72nd Festival de Cannes Awards were announced at the official closing ceremony that took place at the Grand Theatre Lumiere on Saturday, 25th of May 2019.
FEATURE FILMS
PALME D’OR (awarded by Catherine Deneuve and Alejandro González Iñárritu)
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho
GRAND PRIX
ATLANTIQUE (Atlantics) directed by Mati DIOP
The Grand Prix was awarded by Sylvester Stallone.
BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE
LE JEUNE AHMED (Young Ahmed) directed by Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE
The Best Director Prize was awarded by Viggo Mortensen.
JURY PRIZE EX-ÆQUO
LES MISÉRABLES directed by Ladj LY
BACURAU directed by Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO & Juliano DORNELLES
The Jury Prizes were awarded by Michael Moore.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Antonio BANDERAS in DOLOR Y GLORIA directed by Pedro ALMODÓVAR
The Best Performance by an Actor Prize was awarded by Zhang Ziyi.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Emily BEECHAM in LITTLE JOE directed by Jessica HAUSNER
The Best Performance by an Actress Prize was awarded by Reda Kateb.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Céline SCIAMMA for PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU (Portrait of Lady On Fire)
The Best Screenplay Prize was awarded by Gael García Bernal.
SPECIAL MENTION
To Elia SULEIMAN for IT MUST BE HEAVEN
The Special Mention was awarded by Chiara Mastroianni.
SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE SKY réalisé par Vasilis KEKATOS
SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
MONSTRUO DIOS réalisé par Agustina SAN MARTÍN
The Palme d’or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films were awarded by the President of the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury, Claire Denis and by Nadine Labaki, President of the Un Certain Regard Jury.
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