Tue, May 26, 2009
CANNES, France – Awards presented Sunday at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by French Actress Isabelle Huppert:
_Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The White Ribbon," by Michael Haneke (Austria)
_Grand Prize: "A Prophet," by Jacques Audiard (France)
_Jury Prize: "Fish Tank," by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and "Thirst," By Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
_Special Prize: Alain Resnais
_Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, "Kinatay" (The Philippines)
_Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (United States)
_Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark)
_Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, "Spring Fever" (China)
_Camera d'Or (first-time director): "Samson and Delilah," by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
_Best short film: "Arena," by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)
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Director Alain Resnais reacts while standing next to Jury President Isabelle Huppert after receiving the Lifetime Achievement award during the award ceremony at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2009. (Reuters Photo) |
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Austrian actor Christoph Waltz poses after winning the Best Actor award for his part in "Inglourious Basterds" by US director Quentin Tarantino at the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) |
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South Korean director Chan-Wook Park (2nd R) and cast members of his movie "Thirst" arrive on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009. Chan-Wook Park won the Jury Prize for the movie "Thirst." (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) |
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French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg poses after winning the Best Actress award for her part in "Antichrist" by Danish director Lars Von Trier in the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) |
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Filipino Brillante Mendoza poses after winning the best director award for his movie "Kinatay" in the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) |
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Director Michael Haneke attends a photocall after receiving the Palme d'Or award for the film "Das Weisse Band" during the award ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
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British director Andrea Arnold poses after winning the Jury Prize for her movie "Fish Tank" during the photocall of the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) |
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Australian director Warwick Thornton (R) poses next to French actor Roschdy Zem after winning the Camera d'Or prize for the best first feature with his movie "Samson and Delilah" in the closing ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2009. |
