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THE 62 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

by rottensoilder on Mon 25 May 2009, 21:21

Best Short goes to Joao Salaviza's Arena.

Isabelle Adjani presents the Camera d'Or, given to the Best First Feature, to Australian director Warwick Thornton's Samson and Delilah. (A special mention was given to Ajami.)

Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank and Park Chan Wook's Thirst were both awarded Jury Prizes.

The Prix du Scenario (Best Screenplay) goes to Lou Ye for Spring Fever.

Terry Gilliam bounds onstage to give the Prix de la Mise en Scene (Best Director) to Brilliante Mendoza for Kinatay.

Best Actress has gone to Charlotte Gainsbourg for her role in Lars von Trier's Anti-Christ. Best Actor goes to Christoph Waltz for his role in Inglourious Basterds.

A special Jury Prize was given to the great Alain Resnais, who appeared in this year's festival with Wild DONKEHH.

The Grand Prix goes to Jacques Audiard's French crime drama A Prophet and the Palme d'Or is given to Michael Haneke's pre-World War 1 story of generations and divided by a series of mysterious and malicious acts in a small German town, The White Ribbon.