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Cannes Film Fes­ti­val 2015 – the winners

24 May 2015

Words by David Jenkins

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A person wearing a long, detailed white dress standing on a red carpet surrounded by a crowd of people at a formal event.
Who picked up the sil­ver­ware at the 2015 Cannes Film Fes­ti­val, includ­ing the cov­et­ed Palme d’Or?

Palme d’Or: Dheep­an by Jacques Audi­ard. Read our review

Grand Prix: Son of Saul by Lás­zló Nemes. Read our review

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Jury Prize: The Lob­ster by Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos. Read our review

Best Direc­tor: Hou Hsiao-hsien for The Assas­sin. Read our review

Best Actor: Vin­cent Lin­don in Mea­sure of a Man.

Best Actress: Rooney Mara (for Car­ol) and Emmanuelle Bercot (for Mon Roi). Read our review of Car­ol and Mon Roi

Best Screen­play: Chron­ic by Michel Fran­co. Read our review

Cam­era d’Or (Best First Film): Land and Shade by César Augus­to Acevedo.

Best Short Film: Waves ​’98 by Ely Dagher

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