Who won 66th Cannes Film Festival Awards?

During the Closing Ceremony of 66th Festival de Cannes, the Jury presided over by Steven
Spielberg revealed the award winners.

FEATURE FILMSPalme d'Or
LA VIE D’ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2 
(Blue Is The Warmest Colour) by Abdellatif KECHICHE 
with Adèle EXARCHOPOULOS & Léa SEYDOUX
  


SYNOPSIS
At 15, Adele doesn't question it: a girl goes out with boys. Her life is turned upside down the night she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself...

Grand Prix
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS by Ethan COEN and Joel COEN

SYNOPSIS

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles-some of them of his own making

Award for Best Director
Amat ESCALANTE for HELI 

Jury Prize
SOSHITE CHICHI NI NARU (Like Father, Like Son / Tel Père, Tel Fils) by KORE-EDA Hirokazu 


SYNOPSIS
Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life and living as a winner. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not their son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby.  Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision, to choose between "nature" and "nurture". In the meanwhile, seeing Midori’s devotion to Keita even after learning his origin, and communicating with the rough yet caring family who raised his blood son for the last six years, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a "father" all these years...
The moving story of a man who finally faces himself when he encounters an unexpected wall for the first time in his life.

Award for Best Screenplay
JIA Zhangke for TIAN ZHU DING (A Touch Of Sin)
 
SYNOPSIS
An angry miner revolts against the corruption of his village leaders.
A migrant worker at home for the New Year discovers the infinite possibilities a firearm can offer.
A pretty receptionist at a sauna is pushed to the limit when a rich client assaults her.
A young factory worker goes from job to job trying to improve his lot in life.
Four people, four different provinces. A reflection on contemporary China: that of an economic giant slowly being eroded by violence.

Award for Best Actress
Bérénice BEJO in LE PASSÉ (The Past) by Asghar FARHADI

Award for Best Actor Bruce DERN in NEBRASKA by Alexander PAYNE

SHORT FILMS
Palme d'Or SAFE by MOON Byoung-gon


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SYNOPSIS

Isn't it TOO safe?

Special Mention
Ex-aequo HVALFJORDUR (Whale Valley / Le Fjord des Baleines)
by Gudmundur Arnar GUDMUNDSSON 37°4 S by Adriano VALERIO



SYNOPSIS

The film shows a strong bond between two brothers that live in a remote fjord with their parents. We look into their world through the eyes of the younger brother and follow him on a journey that marks a turning point in there lives.


CAMERA D'OR  ILO ILO by Anthony CHEN presented in the Directors' Fortnight



The Jury of the CST has awarded the VULCAN AWARD OF THE TECHNICAL ARTIST to: 
Antoine HEBERLÉ, director of photography for the film GRIGRIS (directed by Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN), for a result showing remarkable finesse and humility, with the sole intention of serving the film, in conditions that we imagine were very difficult.



SYNOPSIS
Despite a paralyzed leg that could have barred most avenues, Grigris, 25 year old, dreams of being a dancer. A challenge. But his dreams are dashed when his uncle falls critically ill. To save him, Grigris resolves to work for petrol traffickers...