The 70th Festival de Cannes Awards (Complete List)

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The curtain has fallen on the 70th anniversary edition, rich in screenings and events, which brought together the cream of the film world in Cannes over these last 12 days, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière.

Mistress of Ceremonies Monica Bellucci welcomed the Feature Film Jury presided by Pedro Almodóvar to announce the 2017 prize-winners.

At the close of the Awards Ceremony, the winners of this 70th edition met the press to talk about their awards.  The event came to an end This year's Palme d’or was screened at the end of the prize-giving ceremony to close the Festival.

FEATURE FILMS - COMPETITION

PALME D'OR THE SQUARE directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND

The Palme d'or was awarded by Juliette Binoche and Pedro Almodóvar.

Ruben Östlund, winner of the Palme d’or for The Square

"It’s fantastic! We worked so hard and fought to make this film. I come from a long line of Swedish filmmakers who have had their films screened in Cannes. So it's no coincidence that my film was selected here. I think it is important to draw the audience's attention to the content of the film. When I see the directors I have been in competition with, it is an even greater honour for me to have won this award. If we want to keep cinema alive, we must talk about things that are complex."

The CST Jury decided to award the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to:

Josefin ASBERG for her remarkable artistic contribution to match the inventiveness of the film THE SQUARE.

70th ANNIVERSARY AWARD

Nicole KIDMAN

The 70th Anniversary Award was awarded by Will Smith.

GRAND PRIX

120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM – Beats Per Minute) directed by Robin CAMPILLO

The Grand Prix was awarded by Costa-Gavras and Agnès Jaoui.

Robin Campillo, winner of the Grand Prix for 120 battements par minute (BPM (Beats per Minute))

"It's impressive. I didn't expect it. I felt a bit alone on the stage when I received the prize because I had been working collectively and I wanted to have people around me. The less you make a film alone, the better it is. But this prize has moved me deeply."

BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE

Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED

The Best Director Prize was awarded by Fan Bing Bing and Gabriel Yared.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Joaquin PHOENIX in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE directed by Lynne RAMSAY The Best Performance by an Actor Prize was awarded by Jessica Chastain.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Diane KRUGER in AUS DEM NICHTS (In The Fade) directed by Fatih AKIN

The Best Performance by an Actress Prize was awarded by Irène Jacob and Paolo Sorrentino

Diane Krüger, winner of the Best Actress Award for Aus Dem Nichts (In the Fade)

"I am very happy to receive this prize for my first German film. Fatih Akin's films really made a mark on my youth. I met him five years ago and told him I would like work with him. He wrote the role of a woman who has tremendous strength… this role enabled me to express things that I had within myself. Fatih showed me how solid a woman can be. She is a warrior."

JURY PRIZE

NELYUBOV (Loveless) directed by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV

The Jury Prize was awarded by Maren Ade and Guillaume Gallienne.

Andreï Zviaguintsev, winner of the Jury Prize for Nelyubov (Loveless)

"This prize, I will have to tell you what it means to me once I get back to Moscow, because right now, I don't realise it's true. It just means one thing: all prizes are a mark of recognition. It’s important that the film was noticed. And to be selected, that's already a launch pad because it lets the whole world see it. Tolstoy said: "All the great love stories end in a marriage. What I want to see is what happens after the marriage."

BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO

Yorgos LANTHIMOS and Efthimis FILIPPOU for THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

Yorgos Lanthimos, winner of the Best Screenplay Award (tied) for The Killing of a Sacred Deer

"I am not disappointed to share this prize because Lynne Ramsay is a great director. It takes nothing away from my joy in receiving it. My co-author and I are very good friends. We push our ideas to their limits because for us, that is the only way of revealing certain aspects of human nature. It’s our way of working. I would like to work in a language I don't know, in a foreign country."

Lynne RAMSAY for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

The Best Screenplay Prize was awarded by Marisa Paredes and Park Chan-wook.

Lynne Ramsay, winner of the Best Screenplay Award (tied) for You Were Never Really Here

"It’s magnificent! I wrote this script and for me, this recognition is very pleasant indeed. I should also share this prize with Joaquin Phoenix because he helped me so much. I created his character through many discussions with those around me, and most of all, I tried to avoid clichés. It is an organic script that enabled me to work on the characters."

Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Best Actor Award in You Were Never Really Here

"It is unexpected. Before coming here, I already knew that I was embarking on a wonderful experience, which humbled me. But I did not expect this! I love being here, in Cannes. It is so enjoyable to be in a place where you hear people talking about film everywhere. I am very happy and even a little embarrassed."

SHORT FILMS - COMPETITION

PALME D'OR

XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) directed by QIU Yang

Qiu Yang, winner of the Short Film Palme d’or for Xiao Cheng Er Yue (A Gentle Night) 
"We didn't think we would be selected. We didn't prepare anything. When I learned of this, I was in Paris, working hard on scripts. I had to stop what was doing to leave for Cannes. It was magnificent because we didn't expect it at all."

SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY

KATTO (The Ceiling) directed by Teppo AIRAKSINEN

The Palme d'or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films were awarded by Uma Thurman and Cristian Mungiu.

 Teppo Airaksinen, winner of the Special Mention from the Short Film Jury for Katto (The Ceiling)

"My film is a little bit comical and it is very enjoyable to hear the audience react at the right moment. This is the first time I have seen my film with subtitles. With an audience present, the perception of the film is different."

UN CERTAIN REGARD

UN CERTAIN REGARD PRIZE

LERD (A Man of Integrity) directed by Mohammad RASOULOF

PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS

JASMINE TRINCA for FORTUNATA directed by Sergio CASTELLITTO

PRIZE FOR THE BEST POETIC NARRATIVE

BARBARA directed by Mathieu AMALRIC

PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION

Taylor SHERIDAN for WIND RIVER

JURY PRIZE

LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL (April's Daughter) directed by Michel FRANCO

CAMÉRA D’OR

JEUNE FEMME (Montparnasse Bienvenüe) directed by Léonor SERRAILLE presented as part of UN CERTAIN REGARD

The Caméra d'or Prize was awarded by Sandrine Kiberlain, President of the Caméra d'or Jury.

 Léonor Serraille, winner of the Caméra d’or for Jeune femme (Montparnasse Bienvenue) 

"I didn't expect this film to be selected in Cannes and even less that it would win the Caméra d’or. We were already very happy to be able to show it under such dream-like conditions. I was a little afraid but there was also so much joy."

CINEFONDATION

FIRST PRIZE

PAUL EST LÀ (Paul Is Here) directed by Valentina MAUREL

INSAS, Belgium

SECOND PRIZE

HEYVAN (AniMal) directed by Bahram & Bahman ARK Iranian National School of Cinema, Iran

THIRD PRIZE

DEUX ÉGARÉS SONT MORTS (Two Youths Died) directed by Tommaso USBERTI La Fémis, France.

All reaction statements courtesy of Cannes Film Festival and used with permission.