The 68th Festival de Cannes Awards | DHEEPAN by Jacques AUDIARD Wins Palme d’or

The Jury of the 68th Festival de Cannes, presided by Joel and Ethan Coen, has revealed the names of the 2015 prize-winners during the Awards Ceremony.

After paying tribute to Jean Zay, a resistance hero and founder of the Festival, Lambert Wilson welcomed the prize-givers and winners onto the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, to the sound of music playing. The Belgian actress, Cécile de France, had the honour of awarding the Palme d’or to the best of the 19 films in Competition.

The director and French artist, Agnès Varda, received an honorary Palme d’or for her collected works from Jane Birkin.

The closing film La Glace et le Ciel (Ice and the Sky) by Luc Jacquet was screened at the end of the Ceremony.

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FEATURE FILMS – COMPETITION

Palme d’or
DHEEPAN by Jacques AUDIARD

Grand Prix
SAUL FIA (Son of Saul) by László NEMES

Best Director Award
HOU Hsiao-Hsien for NIE YINNIANG (The Assassin)

Jury Prize
THE LOBSTER by Yorgos LANTHIMOS

Best Actress Award
Rooney MARA in CAROL by Todd HAYNES
Emmanuelle BERCOT in MON ROI by MAÏWENN

Best Actor Award
Vincent LINDON in LA LOI DU MARCHÉ (The Measure of a Man) by Stéphane BRIZÉ

Best Screenplay Award
Michel FRANCO for CHRONIC

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SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION

Palme d’or
WAVES ’98 by Ely DAGHER

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CAMÉRA D’OR

LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA by César Augusto ACEVEDO presented during La Semaine de la Critique

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The Jury of the CST has awarded the VULCAN AWARD OF THE TECHNICAL ARTIST to:
Tamas ZANYI, sound engineer, for the outstanding contribution of sound to the narration of SAUL FIA (Son of Saul) by László NEMES.