May 19, 2018
The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival took place from May 8 to May 19, 2018. Here is the complete list of the event’s winners, voted for by appointed juries, and awarded at Grand Théâtre Lumière in Cannes, France, on May 19, 2018.
FEATURE FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR (Best Picture)
MANBIKI KAZOKU (Shoplifters) directed by Kore-Eda Hirokazu
The Palme d’or was awarded by Cate Blanchett.
GRAND PRIX
BLACKKKLANSMAN (Black Klansman) directed by Spike Lee
The Grand Prix was awarded by Benicio Del Toro and Chang Chen.
BEST DIRECTOR
ZIMNA WOJNA (Cold War) directed by Pawel Pawlikowksi
The Best Director Prize was awarded by Abderrahmane Sissako, Kristen Stewart and Denis Villeneuve.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Marcello FONTE in DOGMAN directed by Matteo Garrone
The Best Performance by an Actor Prize was awarded by Khadja Nin and Roberto Benigni.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Samal Yeslyamova in AYKA directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy
The Best Performance by an Actress Prize was awarded by Ava Duvernay and Asia Argento.
JURY PRIZE
CAPHARNAÜM directed by Nadine Labaki
The Jury Prize was awarded by Gary Oldman and Léa Seydoux.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alice Rohrwacherfor LAZZARO FELICE (Happy as Lazzaro)
Jafar Panahi for SE ROKH (3 Faces) directed by Jafar Panahi
The Best Screenplay Prizes were awarded by Robert Guédiguian and Chiara Mastroianni.
SPECIAL PALME D’OR
LE LIVRE D’IMAGE (Image Book) directed by Jean-Luc Godard
The Special Palme d’or was awarded by Cate Blanchett.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
UN CERTAIN REGARD (Best Picture)
GRÄNS by Ali Abbasi
BEST PERFORMANCE
Victor POLSTER for GIRL by Lukas Dhont
BEST DIRECTION
Sergei Loznitsa for DONBASS
BEST SCREENPLAY
SOFIA by Meryem Benm’barek
JURY PRIZE
CHUVA É CANTORIA NA ALDEIA DOS MORTOS (The Dead and the Others) by João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora
CAMÉRA D’OR
GIRL directed by Lukas Dhont presented as part of UN CERTAIN REGARD
The Caméra d’or Prize was awarded by Ursula Meier, President of the Caméra d’or Jury.
SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR
ALL THESE CREATURES directed by Charles Williams
SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
YAN BIAN SHAO NIAN (On the Border) directed by Wei Shujun
The Palme d’or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films were awarded by the President of the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury, Bertrand Bonello.
CINEFONDATION
FIRST PRIZE
EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion) directed by Diego Céspedes
Universidad de Chile – ICEI, Chili
SECOND PRIZE (tie)
KALENDAR (Calendar) directed by Igor Poplauhin
Moscow School of New Cinema, Russie
DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) directed by Shen Di
Shanghai Theater Academy, Chine
THIRD PRIZE
INANIMATE directed by Lucia Bulgheroni
NFTS, Royaume-Uni
The CST Jury decided to award the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to: Shin Joom-Hee for her remarkable artistic contribution to match the inventiveness of the film BURNING.