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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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