© Antonin Thuillier / AFP
© Antonin Thuillier / AFP
Palme d'Or winner revealed in Cannes
The jury of the 69th Festival de Cannes reveals the 2016 prize winners
In an extravagant ceremony last night master of ceremonies Laurent Lafitte welcomed the prize-givers and winners onto the stage of the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
After twelve days of film screenings, red carpets, press conferences, photo calls and numerous parties and celebrity events, the 69th Festival de Cannes jury and president George Miller have awarded the Palme d'Or to the film I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach.
Actor Mel Gibson awarded the Palme d'Or to Ken Loach, whilst French actor Jean-Pierre Leaud received an honorary Palme d'Or for this collected works by Arnaud Desplechin.
The winners are as follows:
Palme d'or
I, Daniel Blake by Ken LOACH
Grand Prix
Juste la Fin du Monde (It's Only the End of the World) by Xavier DOLAN
Award for Best Director Ex-Aequo
Cristian Mungiu for Bacalaureat (Graduation)
Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper
Award for Best Screenplay
Asghar Farhadi for Forushande (The Salesman)
Jury Prize
American Honey by Andrea Arnold
Award for Best Actress
Jaclyn Jose in Ma'Rosa by Brillante Mendoza
Award for Best Actor
Shahab Hosseini in Forushande (The Salesman) by Asghar Farhadi
