May 28, 2017
The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival took place from May 17 to May 28, 2017. Here is the complete list of of the event’s winners, voted for by appointed juries, and awarded at Grand Théâtre Lumière in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2017.
FEATURE FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR (Best Picture)
“THE SQUARE” directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND
The Palme d’or was awarded by Juliette Binoche and Pedro Almodóvar.
70th ANNIVERSARY AWARD
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
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
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.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
UN CERTAIN REGARD (Best Picture)
“LERD (A Man of Integrity)” directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
BEST ACTRESS
Jasmine Trinca for “FORTUNATA” directed by Sergio Castellitto
BEST POETIC NARRATIVE
“BARBARA” directed by Mathieu Amalric
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Sheridan for “WIND RIVER”
JURY PRIZE
“LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL (April’s Daughter)” directed by Michel Franco
CAMÉRA D’OR
“JEUNE FEMME (Montparnasse Bienvenüe)” directed by Léonor Serraille presented as part of UN CERTAIN REGARD
The Caméra d’or Prize was awarded by Sandrine Kiberlain, President of the Caméra d’or Jury.
CINEFONDATION
FIRST PRIZE
“PAUL EST LÀ (Paul Is Here)” directed by Valentina Maurel
INSAS, Belgium
SECOND PRIZE
“HEYVAN (AniMal)” directed by Bahram & Bahman Ark
Iranian National School of Cinema, Iran
THIRD PRIZE
“DEUX ÉGARÉS SONT MORTS (Two Youths Died)” directed by Tommaso Usberti
La Fémis, France
The CST Jury decided to award the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to: Josefin Asberh for her remarkable artistic contribution to match the inventiveness of the film THE SQUARE.