Monday, May 28, 2012

Michael Haneke Wins Palme d'Or for "Amour" at 2012 Cannes

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 16 to May 27, 2012. Below is a list of winners of “In Competition,” which means the films competing for the festival’s top prize, the Palme d'Or.

Un Certain Regard” is the part of Cannes that runs parallel to the competition for the Palme d’Or. The “Grand Prix” is the second most prestigious prize given at Cannes, after the Palme d’Or.

With his win for Amour, Michael Haneke became the second director to win the Palme d’Or for consecutive films. Haneke previously won the Palme d’Or for his last film, The White Ribbon, in 2009. Bille August was the first to achieve this feat. No director has won the Palme d’Or more than twice.

2012/65th Cannes Film Festival winners:

FEATURE FILMS

Palme d’Or
AMOUR (Love) by Michael Haneke

Grand Prix
REALITY by Matteo Garrone

Award for Best Director
Carlos Reygadas for POST TENEBRAS LUX

Jury Prize
THE ANGELS’ SHARE by Ken Loach

Award for Best Actor
Mads Mikkelsen in JAGTEN (The Hunt) by Thomas VINTERBERG

Award for Best Actress
Cristina Flutur & Cosmina Stratan in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU

Award for Best Screenplay
Cristian Mungiu for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)

Palme d’Or (Short Film)
SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan Yesilbas

Camera d’Or (for a directorial debut)
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh Zeitlin presented in Un Certain Regard Selection

PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD
DESPUÉS DE LUCIA by Michel Franco

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
LE GRAND SOIR by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern

UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Suzanne Clément for her performance in LAURENCE ANYWAYS directed by Xavier Dolan

UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Emilie Dequenne for her performance in À PERDRE LA RAISON directed by Joachim Lafosse

SPECIAL DISTINCTION OF THE JURY
DJECA by Aida Begic (Children of Sarajevo)

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