The prestigious film festival held at the French Riviera has come to an end as the nine-member jury gave out the awards for the 75th edition of this festival. The Swedish movie Triangle of Sadness won the glorious Palme d’Or, the biggest honour at the event. Meanwhile, the Indian movie All That Breathes won the L’Oeil d’Or for the best documentary.
Triangle of Sadness was Ruben Ostlund’s portrayal of a class welfare comedy, which won the top prize. Multiple Korean movies also won awards for their movies. The awards were presented in a closing ceremony at the Cannes Grand Lumiere Theatre. It was selected and presented by a nine-member jury, headed by Vincent Lindon, a French actor. The nine-member jury also included Deepika Padukone.
This marks the second time Ruben Ostlund wins the prestigious Palme d’Or. He won the award in 2017 for his previous movie, The Square. The Triangle of Sadness features Woody Harrelson as the protagonist. The Grand Prix, which is the second-highest honour was shared by Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s movie Close. The feature film received a standing ovation for ten minutes when it was screened at the festival. It was shared with Claire Denis’ Stars at Noon which stars Margaret Qualley as a journalist working in Nicaragua.
This marks the second time Ruben Ostlund wins the prestigious Palme d’Or. He won the award in 2017 for his previous movie, The Square. The Triangle of Sadness features Woody Harrelson as the protagonist. The Grand Prix, which is the second-highest honour was shared by Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s movie Close. The feature film received a standing ovation for ten minutes when it was screened at the festival. It was shared with Claire Denis’ Stars at Noon which stars Margaret Qualley as a journalist working in Nicaragua.
Park Chan-Wook, a South Korean director, won the Best Director Award for his film Decision To Leave.The mystery movie captures the love story between an insomniac investigator and an alluring suspect. Song Kang Ho was named Best Actor for his work in the Korean film Broker.The actor also starred in Oscar-winning movie Parasite. Meanwhile, the Best Actress Award went to the Iranian actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi for her portrayal of a journalist in Ali Abbassi’s Holy Spider.
The list of winners at the 75th Cannes Film Festival are as follows:
Palme d’Or- Triangle of Sadness
Grand Prix- Close and Stars at Noon (shared)
Jury Prize- The Eight Mountains and EO (shared)
Best Director- Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave)
Best Actor- Song Kang Ho (Broker)
Best Actress- Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider)
Best Screenplay- Tarik Saleh (Boy from Heaven)
Camera d’Or- War Pony
Jury Special Award- Tori and Lokita
L’Oeil d’Or- All That Breathes
Jury Special Award (documentary)- Mariupolis 2