A wind of suspense was blowing on the Croisette on Saturday as the announcement of the winners of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival approached.
And twist at the time of attacking the prize list, Spike Lee was ready to immediately unveil the palme d'or.
Some may have read the name of the winner on his lips ... Discover the full list of winners of this 74th edition.
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Titane
by Julia Ducournau, grand prix du confusion for Spike Lee
Palme d'Or
Titanium
for Julia Ducournau
The vomiting and discomfort of several spectators during the Cannes screening will not have demotivated the jury.
The French director, acclaimed for
Grave
in 2016, won the festival's most prestigious awards for
Titanium
, a shocking and
extraordinary
film worn by Vincent Lindon.
She imagines the story of a man who goes in search of his missing son ten years ago, while a terrible serial killer is raging.
Julia Ducournau becomes the second director in Cannes history to win such an award after Jane Campion.
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: Titanium
by Julia Ducournau, sex, death and bodywork ...
Julia Ducournau (center) is the second woman in the history of the festival to win the Palme d'Or.
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Grand Prize
Asghar Farhadi for
Un hero
tied with Juho Kuosmanen for
Compartment n ° 6
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen hug each other after receiving the tied Grand Prix.
VALERY HACHE / AFP
Second award tied, this time for the Grand Prix.
The premiere went to Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen for his second feature film,
Compartment n ° 6
.
A film which depicts the misadventures of a Finnish woman, stranded inside a train.
But his meeting with a stranger will shake up his life.
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A hero
: Asghar Farhadi, prophet in his country
Iranian Asghar Farhadi also received the Grand Prix for
A Hero,
three years after coming to Cannes to present
Everybody Knows
.
This time it tells the story of Rahim, a man sentenced to prison because of a debt affair.
During a leave, he will try to convince the one who pursued him to withdraw his complaint.
Director's Award
Leos Carax for
Annette
Despite fairly divided reviews, the musical by the French director won over the jury.
Leos Carax, twice awarded the Youth Prize at Cannes with
Holy Motors
and
Boy Meets Girl,
this time pocketed the director's prize.
Presented as the opening film,
Annette
, with Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, brings to music the story of a mysterious little girl, child of Henry, a stage actor, and Ann, an internationally renowned singer.
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Annette
of Leos Carax: slice of emptiness
Screenplay Award
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe for
Drive my car
The two Japanese screenwriters received the award for
Drive my car, a
three-hour feature film based on Haruki Murakami's short story.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, both in the script but also in the direction, had already walked the Cannes red carpet in 2018 for
Asako I & II
, presented in the official competition.
Drive my car
delicately recounts the meeting of a director and the woman in charge of driving him to his destination.
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Drive my car
: accompanied driving
Best Actress Award
Renate Reisnve in
Julie (in 12 chapters)
It is with great emotion that Renate Reisnve, a young Norwegian actress still little known by the general public, received the price of female interpretation for
Julie (in 12 chapters)
, directed by Joachim Trier.
A film considered "
attractive and melancholy
" by our journalist, who is interested in the life of a young woman in her thirties, married to a successful cartoonist.
But Julie refuses to give him the child he wants, and their relationship is struggling.
She then falls in love with another man, and hopes to start a new life.
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, woman of the 2020s
Renate Reisnve received with great emotion her prize for
Julie (in 12 chapters)
Screenshot Canal +
Jury Prize
The knee of Ahed
by Nadav Lapid tied with
Memoria
by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The jury decided to reward not one, but two films this year in this category.
The first,
Ahed's Knee
, is directed by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid.
He traces the trajectory of a filmmaker, who throws himself headlong into two battles: that of the death of freedom in his country, and that of the death of his mother.
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Lingui, sacred ties
and
Ahed's knee
Jury Prize co-winners, director Nadav Lapid for the film
Ahed's Knee
, and director Apichatpong Weerasethakul for the film
Memoria,
pose alongside Rosamund Pike.
JOHANNA GERON / REUTERS
Memoria
, the second award-winning film, is directed by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who won a Palme d'Or in 2010 for
Uncle Boonmee
.
In
Memoria,
he features a woman orchid grower played by Tilda Swinton, who visits her sick sister.
She quickly befriends an archaeologist, but is quickly disturbed by strange noises that haunt her every night.
Best Actor Award
Caleb Landry Jones in
Nitram
The 31-year-old actor from Texas received the Best Actor Award for
Nitram
, directed by Justin Kurzel.
This film, political and engaged, looks back on the events which led to the massacre of Port Arthur in Tasmania, in 1996, by Martin Bryant, responsible for the death of 35 people and 23 injured.
One of the deadliest shootings in Australian history and which led the government to legislate on the carrying of weapons.
Caleb Landry Jones plays the role of
Nitram,
a young Australian who will commit the irreparable.
CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP
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, no respite
Palme d'or of honor
Marco bellocchio
Rewarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 with the special mention of the Ecumenical Jury Prize for
The Smile of My Mother
, the Italian director this time received the palm of honor from Paolo Sorrentino.
A distinction for his entire career that he accepted to the very long applause of the public.
A distinction for his entire career that he accepted to the very long applause of the public.
JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP
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Golden Camera
Murina
by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Presented at the Directors' Fortnight,
Murina
is directed by director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, originally from Croatia.
In it, she tells the story of Julija, a fiery teenager, and Ante, her bossy father, live a quiet but isolated existence on a Croatian island.
As Ante tries to negotiate a deal that could change their lives, a visit from an old family friend raises tensions.
Screenwriter Frank Graziano with French actress and President of the Camera d'Or jury Mélanie Thierry after receiving the Camera d'Or for the film
Muria
in the name of director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, absent because she gave birth the day before.
VALERY HACHE / AFP
Palme d'or for short film
All the crows in the world
of Tang Yi
This fourteen-minute film, directed by Hong Kong director Tang Yi, tells the story of Shengnan, an 18-year-old high school student whose nocturnal adventure will push her to enter the adult world.
Tang Yi
VALERY HACHE / AFP
Special mention for the short film
Jasmine Tenucci's August
sky
Brazilian director Jasmin Tenucci received Special Jury Mention for
August Heaven
, a short film that focuses on the life of a pregnant nurse who finds herself in a neocharismatic church in Sao Paulo.
Critics' Week Grand Prize
Feathers
of Omar El Zohairy
The jury of the festival's parallel selection, chaired by Cristian Mungiu (
4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days)
, decided to dedicate the feature film by Omar El Zohairy.
The Egyptian director tells the story of a submissive woman who will have to assume the role of head of the family, following the transformation of her husband ... into a hen.
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Feathers,
an Egyptian debut film, wins the Critics' Week award
Price Un certain regard
The Loose Points
of Kira Kovalenko
Directed by Russian Kira Kovalenko, this drama tells the story of Ada, a young woman who lives in a mining town in North Ossetia and tries to escape the suffocating stranglehold of her family.
This is the director's second feature film.
Palm Dog
Tilda Swinton's dogs
This very original palm, which rewards the best dog performance within the framework of the festival, was awarded this year to the three spaniels of actress Tilda Swinton.
They were chosen for their interpretation in
The Souvenir Part II
by Joanna Hogg and succeed Brandy, the dog from
Once Upon a time in ... Hollywood
.
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