Cannes, 25 May 2024 – Triumph’Anora‘ by Sean Baker a Cannes, in the edition that will remain known for prize ex aequo to four best actresses. Among them there is also the first trans honored in the history of the Festival, the Spanish Karla Sofia Gascon. The others are Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, and Selena Gomez, all co-stars of the same film, ‘Emilia Perez‘ by Jacques Audillard who also won the Jury Prize captained by Greta Gerwig. Best Actor instead it is Jesse Plemons, for the performance in ‘Kinds of kindness’ by Yorgos Lanthimos. Miguel Gomes And best director for ‘Grand tour’. The Grand Prix went to ‘All we imagine as light’ by Payal Kapadia, the Special Prize to ‘The seed of the sacred fig’ by Mohammad Rasoulof. The jury then handed over to the father of ‘Star Wars’, George Lucas, the honorary Palme d’Or, the second after the one awarded at the opening of Meryl Streep.
Rewards and rewarded
Palme d’Or – Anora by Sean Baker
Director Sean Baker (Ansa)
Grand Prix – All we imagine as light by Payal Kapadia
Jury Prize – Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard
Best Direction – Grand Tour by Miguel Gomes
Best Actor – Jesse Plemons, Kinds of kindness
Best actresses – Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon and Selena Gomez, Emilia Perez
Special Prize – The seed of the sacred fig by Mohammad Rasoulof
The special award to director Mohammad Rasoulof (Ansa)
Palme d’Or for Lifetime Achievement – George Lucas and Meryl Streep
