Sofia Coppola is named Best Director, Nicole Kidman receives a special award and Swedish movie 'The Square' wins the top honor.
- May 29, 2017
AceShowbiz - Winners of the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival have been announced. Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Kruger were named Best Actor and Best Actress for their respective performances in "You Were Never Really Here" and "In the Fade".
Ruben Ostlund's "The Square" took home the top honor, Palme d'Or, while Robin Campillo's "120 Beats Per Minute" grabbed Gran Prix prize and Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Loveless" got Jury Prize. Sofia Coppola won the title of Best Director for her work "The Beguiled" and Nicole Kidman was feted with Special 70th Anniversary Award.
This year, the juries included Fan Bingbing, Jessica Chastain, Will Smith and Uma Thurman while the head of the juries is Spanish director/screenwriter Pedro Almodovar. Meanwhile, Monica Belucci served as a host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
MAIN COMPETITION:
- Palme d'Or: Ruben Ostlund - "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" and Lynne Ramsay - "You Were Never Really Here"
- Camera d'Or: Leonor Serraille - "Jeune Femme"
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Qiu Yang - "A Gentle Night"
- Special 70th Anniversary Award: Nicole Kidman
- 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"
- 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 Ferres - "Los Desheredados"
- Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa - "Gabriel and the Mountain"
- SACD Award: Lea Mysius - "Ava"
- Canal+ Award: Aleksandra Terpinska - "The Best Fireworks"
- Art Cinema Award: Chloe Zhao - "The Rider"
- SACD Award: Claire Denis - "Let the Sunshine In" and 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"