The winners of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival have been announced. The Palme d’Or for best film was awarded to “Anora” by Sean Baker. Also in the Cannes palmarès this year are “The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat (best screenplay), “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard (Jury Prize and best female cast) and “All We Imagine As Light” by Payal Kapadia (Grand Prize of the Jury). A special prize went to “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” by Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof, sentenced to eight years in prison for leaving his country. For actors, Jesse Plemons wins for his performance in “Kinds of Kindness”.
The competition jury, chaired by Greta Gerwig, was composed of Ebru Ceylan, Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, Nadine Labaki, Juan Antonio Bayona, Pierfrancesco Favino, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Omar Sy.
PALMARÈS CANNES FESTIVAL 2024
COMPETITION
Palme d’Or for best film – “Anora” by Sean Baker
Grand Prix – “All We Imagine As Light” by Payal Kapadia
Best Director – Miguel Gomes for “Grand Tour”
Best Screenplay – “The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat
Best Actress – Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez for “Emilia Pérez”
Best Actor – Jesse Plemons for “Kinds of Kindness”
Jury Prize – “Emilia Pérez” by Jacques Audiard
Special Jury Prize – “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” by Mohammad Rasoulof
Camera d’Or – “Armand” by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Palme d’Or for best short film – “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” by Nebojša Slijepcevic
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Best Film Award – “Black Dog” by Guan Hu
Jury Prize – “L’Histoire de Souleymane” by Boris Lojkine
Best Director ex aequo – “I Damned” by Roberto Minervini / “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” by Rungano Nyoni
Best Actress – Anasuya Sengupta in “The Shameless”
Best Actor – Abou Sangaré in “L’Histoire de Souleymane”
Youth Award – “Holy Cow” by Louise Courvoisier (first work)
Special Mention – “Norah” by Tawfik Alzaidi (first work)
Honorary Palme d’Or
Meryl Streep
George Lucas
Studio Ghibli
