Festivals - Cannes 2024 : winners’ list

By Sabine, 25 may 2024

With the Star Wars anthem, Camille Cottin opened the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. “In a galaxy far far away, episode 77,” the actress begins. It's now time for the "interstellar celebration" for "twenty-two rebels" (the films in competition), decided by "eight Jedi" and a "Mistress Yoda".

The Americans came out in force this year at the Cannes Film Festival. The Palme d’Or went to one of them: Sean Baker. This choice was surprising. The film “Seeds of the Wild Fig Tree” by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof made a strong impression. The director, who had to flee Iran, is rewarded with the Special Jury Prize. Director Payal Kapadia wins the Grand Prize, with this beautiful story of sorority, delicately staged. Jacques Audiard and his actresses are rewarded with two prizes. Emilia Perez, a musical comedy and action film about the transition of a Mexican drug trafficker, also made a strong impression during its screening.

Faced with this prize list, which will not mark the history of the festival, the emotional moment of the evening was the presentation of the Palm of Honor to George Lucas by his friend Francis Ford Coppola.

The 77th Festival de Cannes winners’ list 

La Palme d’or  : Anora, Sean Baker

Le Grand Prix : All we imagine as light, Payal Kapadia

Jury prize : Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard

Best Director : Miguel Gomes, for Grand Tour.

Special Award : Mohammad Rasoulof for The Seed of The Sacred Fig

Best Performance for an actor : Jesse Plemons, in Kind of kindness, directed by Yórgos Lánthimos.

Best Performance for an actress : Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, dans Emilia Pérez, de Jacques Audiard.

Best Screenplay : The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

Caméra d’or Prize: Armand, Halfdan Ullmann Tondel

Special Mention : Mongrel, Chiang Wei Liang

Short Film : The men who could not remain silenct, Nebojša Slijepcevic

Special mention for the short film : Bat for a moment, Daniel Soares