Winners at the Cannes Film Festival 2017

PALME D'OR

THE SQUARE directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND

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

 

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.

 

BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE

Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED

The Best Director Prize was awarded by Fan BingBing 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

 

JURY PRIZE

NELYUBOV (Loveless) directed by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV

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

 

BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO

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

Lynne RAMSAY for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

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

 

SHORT FILMS - COMPETITION

PALME D'OR

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

 

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.

Poster for 2017 Cannes Film Festival

President Pedro: Almodovar to rule 2017 Cannes Film Festival Jury

Although he never won the highest award here (the Golden Palm), Spanish Director Pedro Almodovar nevertheless accepted to become Jury President of the 70th Cannes Film Festival. Almodovar is a Cannes regular: Four of his films won awards in at the festival:

1. All About my Mother (Todo Sobre mi Madre, Best Director)
2. Volver (Best Screenplay, Best Collective Female Performance)
3. Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos)
4. The Skin I Live In, and Julieta

Some of the biggest names in Spanish and international cinema have started their career with Almodovar, including Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Javier Bardem.

After announcing the Jury president, the festival directorate should present the offical poster soonish, followed in early May by the much-expected announdement of the films selected for the competition and other festival "side programs".