Cannes Film Festival Announces Winners

May 27, 7:22 PMLA Indie Movie ExaminerJeffrey King

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The 2009 Cannes Film Festival has announced its 2009 Winners.
 

Main Awards

Palme d'Or
The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy
Grand Prix
A Prophet, Jacques Audiard, France
Special Jury Prize
Alain Resnais, Wild Grass (France)
Director
Brillante Mendoza, Kinatay, Philippines
Jury Prize
Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold, UK
Thirst, Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.
Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, U.S.-Germany
Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist, Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland
Screenplay
Mei Feng, Spring Fever, Hong Kong-France
 

Short Films Jury Prizes
Palme d'Or
Arena, Joao Salaviza, Portugal
Special Mention
The Six Dollar Fifty Man, Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand
 

Un Certain Regard Jury Awards
Main Prize
Dogtooth, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece
Jury Prize
Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania
Special Prize
No One Knows About Persian Cats, Bahman Ghobadi, Iran
Father of My Children, Mia Hansen-Love, France
 

Other Main Jury Awards
Camera d'Or
Samson And Delilah, Warwick Thornton
Special Mention
Ajami, Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany
Critics' Week Grand Prix
Farewell Gary, Nassim Amamouche, France
Fipresci Awards
Competition: The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy
Un Certain Regard: Police, Adjective, Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania
Directors' Fortnight: Amreeka, Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.