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Cannes Film Fes­ti­val 2017 – The winners

28 May 2017

Words by David Jenkins

A bearded man with long hair against a dark background.
A bearded man with long hair against a dark background.
The world’s great­est film fes­ti­val is over for anoth­er year, and here are all the films that received awards.

So that’s that for anoth­er year. Pedro Almod­ovar head­ed up this year’s jury, and among the prizes, there was a spe­cial gong for the 70th anniver­sary of the fes­ti­val. The win­ners are in and list­ed below.

Palme: The Square by Ruben Östlund (Read our review here)

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70th Anniver­sary Trib­ute Prize: Nicole Kidman

Grand prix: 120 Beats Per Minute by Robin Campil­lo (Read our review here)

Actor: Joaquin Phoenix for You Were Nev­er Real­ly Here (Read our review here)

Actress: Diane Kruger for In the Fade

Direc­tor: Sofia Cop­po­la for The Beguiled (Read our review here)

Script: The Killing of a Sacred Deer by Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos (Read our review here)

AND You Were Nev­er Real­ly Here by Lynne Ram­say (Read our review here)

Jury: Love­less by Andrei Zvyag­int­sev (Read our review here)

Best short film: A Gen­tle Night by Qui Yang

Cam­era d’Or (First Film): Jeune Femme by Léonor Sér­raille (Read our review here)

To read all of our Cannes 2017 cov­er­age, head here.

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