Despite some severely mixed audience reactions, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life walked away with the top honor at Cannes, winning the coveted Palme d’Or. Here are the feature film award winners, which were announced today:
Palme d’Or
The Tree of Life (dir. Terrence Malick)
Grand Prix
Bir zamanlar anadolu’da (Once upon a Time in Anatolia) (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Le gamin au vélo (The Kid with a Bike) (dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne)
Best Director
Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
Jury Prize
Polisse (dir. Maïwenn)
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress
Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)
Best Screenplay
Joseph Cedar (Hearat shulayim [Footnote])