Cannes 2017: Who won the Palme d'Or? Full list of winners
Honours were awarded by jury members including Pedro Almodovar, Jessica Chastain and Will Smith
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2017 Cannes film festival drew has drawn to a close crowning the best films and performances to have been witnessed by the jury over the past fortnight.
It was a competitive year with emerging reports of several standing ovations for films including The Meyerowitz Stories from director Noah Baumbach and Netflix's Okja despite jury president Pedro Almodovar's throwing the streaming service's programme presence into question.
It was The Square which reigned supreme being awarded the festival's top honour of the Palme d'Or by jury members including Jessica Chastain and Will Smith. From Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund, the film is a satirical comedy starring Dominic West and Elisabeth Moss. Last year's winner was Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake.
Best Actor was a hotly contested category with the names of underdogs Adam Sandler - for the aforementioned The Myereowitz Stories - and Good Time star Robert Pattinson bandied around. The trophy was eventually snatched in the eleventh by Joaquin Phoenix for his acclaimed role in Lynne Ramsay's film You Were Never Really Here.
Diane Kruger went away with Best Actress for In the Fade while Sofia Coppola became the second women to ever win Best Director for her long-anticipated latest, The Beguiled.
You can find a full list of all winners below.
Palme d’Or: Ruben Östlund – The Square
Gran Prix: Robin Campillo – 120 Beats Per Minute
Jury Prize: Andrey Zvyagintsev – Loveless
Best Director: Sofia Coppola – The Beguiled
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix – You Were Never Really Here
Best Actress: Diane Kruger – In the Fade
Best Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos – The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Lynne Ramsay – You Were Never Really Here
Camera d’Or: Léonor Sérraille – Jeune Femme
Short Film Palme d’Or: Qiu Yang – A Gentle Night
Special 70th Anniversary Award: Nicole Kidman
2017 Un Certain Regard winners:
Un Certain Regard Prize: Mohammad Rasoulof – A Man of Integrity
Best Actress: Jasmine Trinca – Fortunata
Best Poetic Narrative: Mathieu Amalric – Barbara
Best Direction: Taylor Sheridan – Wind River
Jury Prize: Michel Franco – April’s Daughter
2017 International Critics Week winners:
Nespresso Grand Prize: Emmanuel Gras – Makala
France 4 Visionary Award: Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa – Gabriel and the Mountain
Leica Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Laura Ferrés – Los Desheredados
Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa – Gabriel and the Mountain
SACD Award: Léa Mysius – Ava
Canal+ Award: Aleksandra Terpińska – The Best Fireworks
2017 Director’s Fortnight winners:
Art Cinema Award: Chloé Zhao – The Rider
SACD Award: Claire Denis – Let the Sunshine In, Philippe Garrel – Lover for a Day
Europa Cinemas Label Award: Jonas Carpignano – A Ciambra
Illy Prize for Short Film: Benoit Grimalt – Back to Genoa City
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