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Ruben Östlund gave Justine Triet’s ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ a sobering legal drama that purports to examine the guilt or innocence of a well-known novelist (Sandra Hüller), accused of killing her husband, the same award one year after receiving his second Palme d’Or for ‘Triangle of Sadness.’
However, the movie is just as much a probe into their union, bringing personal information about the couple’s private life into the courtroom for the media, general public, and audience to examine, as though under a microscope.
After Jane Campion for ‘The Piano’ and ‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau, who joined Östlund on the jury this year, Triet is just the third woman to win the Palme d’Or.
Jane Fonda gave the award noting how far Cannes has come since the American actress first visited, breaking a record for female representation with seven female directors competing this year. Triet made a point of acknowledging the protests against the French pension reform that were forbidden from the festival when accepting the medal.
Below is a list of all the rewards:
COMPETITION
Palme d’Or: “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet
Grand Prix: “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer
Director: Tran Anh Hung, “The Pot au Feu”
Actor: Kōji Yakusho, “Perfect Days”
Actress: Merve Dizdar, “About Dry Grasses”
Jury Prize: “Fallen Leaves,” Aki Kaurismaki
Screenplay: Sakamoto Yûji, “Monster”
OTHER PRIZES
Camera d’Or: “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” Thien An Pham
Short Films Palme d’Or: “27,” Flóra Anna Buda.
Short Films Special Mention: “Fár,” Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: TBA
Queer Palm: “Monster”
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Un Certain Regard Award: “How to Have Sex,” Molly Manning Walker
Jury Prize: “Hounds,” Kamal Lazraq
Best Director Prize: “The Mother of All Lies,” Asmae El Moudir
Freedom Prize: “Goodbye Julia,” Mohamed Kordofani
Ensemble Prize: “The Buriti Flower,” João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, cast and crew
New Voice Prize: “Omen,” Baloji
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
Europa Cinemas Label: “Creatura,” Elena Martín
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: “A Prince,” Pierre Creton
CRITICS’ WEEK
Grand Prize: “Tiger Stripes,” Amanda Nell Eu
French Touch Prize: “It’s raining in the house,” Paloma Sermon-Daï
GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Pyramide Films, “Inshallah a boy”
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Jovan Ginić, “Lost Country”
Source: Variety
