Cannes 2009: Awards

Written by Daniel Kasman

Published on   /  Last Updated on 26 May 2009

Palm d’Or

The White Ribbon (Haneke)

Grand Prix

A Prophet (Audiard)

Best Director

Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay

Best Screenplay

Feng Mei for Spring Fever

Best Actress

Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist

Best Actor

Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Jury Prize Ex-aequo

Fish Tank (Arnold)

Thirst (Park)

Lifetime achievement

Wild Grass (Resnais)

Palme d’Or – Short Film

Arena (Salaviza)

Un Certain Regard Prize

Dogtooth (Lanthimos)

Jury Prize – Un Certain Regard

Politist, Adjectiv (Porumboiu)

Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize Ex-aequo

No One Knows About Persian Cats (Ghobadi)

Father of My Children (Hanson-Love)

Caméra d'or

Samson and Delilah (Thornton)

Caméra d'or – Special Distinction

Ajami (Copti)

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  • Jackstone54

    It seems that the jury was too generous, spreading out the awards to half the main competition entries. I think whichever film wins the Palme d’Or should also be given the Best Director plum. Hanif Kureishi, a juror, said of Kinatay: I myself don’t want to watch it ever again.

  • The Fanciful Norwegian

    The Best Screenplay award was for Feng Mei, not Lou. Lou accepted it on her behalf, which is probably why so many sources (even AFP!) are getting mixed up.

  • Daniel Kasman

    Thanks for the correction FancyNor, even the Cannes website screwed that up!

  • Ross

    The Cannes Jury very rarely gives a film more than one prize. They are traditionally spread amongst the admired films both in Un Certain Regard and the main competition.

  • The Fanciful Norwegian

    It’s not that rare, it’s happened in seven out of the past ten years. (And Un Certain Regard has a different jury.)

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