…AND THE WINNERS are …
Ken Loach wins the Palme d’Or for I, Daniel Blake (2016)
The Cannes Film Festival, for the Year of the Sweets, finally came to an end, last night. Like a true film fanatic/movie maniac/Cinema enthusiast; I stayed awake past midnight, on this side of the planet, to see who won the Palme d’Or, Grand Prix, et al, at Cannes, this year; on a special feature on the news channel, FRANCE24.
Xavier Dolan wins the Grand Prix for, Juste la Fin du Monde (2016)
Ken Loach won the Palme d’Or for the British film, I, Daniel Blake (2016); which happens to be Loach’s second Palme d’Or; and young Xavier Dolan won the Grand Prix for the Canadian movie, Juste la Fin du Monde (2016)!! The Palme d’Or (a.k.a. Golden Palm) is the highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival; and French New Wave actor, Jean-Pierre Léaud, received an honorary Palme d’Or, this year, for his contribution, to the world of Cinema. Grand Prix (a special jury award), is the second most prestigious award of the festival. The Pame d’Or, initially was known as the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, and at one time, as the Grand Prix du Festival; which should not be confused with the modern day Grand Prix. The Grand Prix, itself was once known as Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, and later as Grand Prix du Jury. Both the Palme d’Or and Grand Prix, are awarded to the film directors, for what is considered the best movie, for the year. The ‘Best Director’ award, was a tie, this year. Romanian director, Cristian Mungiu; for Bacalaureat (2016); and French film director, Olivier Assayas; for the English language movie, Personal Shopper (2016); tied in for the ‘Best Director’ award. Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi, took home the award for ‘Best Screenplay’; for Forushande (2016). Iranian actor, Shahab Hosseini, bagged the prize for ‘Best Actor’; for the same movie; whilst Filipino actress, Jaclyn Jose, won the prize, for ‘Best Actress’; for Ma’ Rosa (2016). British filmmaker, Andrea Arnold, was awarded the Jury Prize (the third most highest honour, at the festival), for American Honey (2016).
The Late Nellie in Paterson (2016)
Among other awards; the Un Certain Regard Award (for ‘Best Film’) and the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, went to Finland’s Hymyilevä Mies (2016) by Juho Kuosmanen, and Japan’s Fuchi ni Tatsu (2016) by Kôji Fukada, respectively. The Queer Palm Award went to French director, Sébastien Lifshitz, for his documentary, Les Vies de Thérèse (2016). The L’Œil d’Or (or The Golden Eye), awarded to documentaries only, was given to, Brazilian Film Director, Eryk Rocha, for Cinema Novo (2016). The Palme Dog Award (awarded to the best performance by a canine), was posthumously awarded to, a female English Bulldog, the late, Nellie; for USA’s Paterson (2016) by Jim Jarmusch. In the movie, Nellie, stars as a male dog, named Marvin.
Cannes Sweet Year: Nathalie Baye, Xavier Dolan and Marion Cotillard, at the festival, on DAY-9
These are some of the main awards mentioned here. There are various other awards, at the Cannes Film Festival. So congratulations, to all the winners, of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. Year of the Sweets!!
I’d love to check out most of the films, shown at Cannes, this year. The only sad part for me was, Marion Cotillard didn’t receive any special recognition, for her work, this year. But this, 40 year old actress, is a superbly talented performer, and has won many accolades in the past, including at Cannes. And she no doubt shall, in the near future as well. At least, 27 year old film director, Xavier Dolan, won for Juste la Fin du Monde, which starred Cotillard. Dolan also won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, for the same movie, this year. Both Xavier Dolan and Marion Cotillard happen to be frequent faces at the Cannes Film Festivals, especially within the last decade. They are the future!!!!
All The Best!!!!!
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Interesting post, I’d love to be able to watch Cannes live like that. I heard that Dolan’s film got booed, but he still won an award? I’ve read articles quoting him as saying he doesn’t want to direct any more after reading some reviews that didn’t praise his movie.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for Hymyilevä Mies too, I love Scandinavian cinema. Hopefully this plays at the upcoming Scandy film fest down here
Ha!! I didn’t really watch it live!! Just the latest news highlights!!
I wish I could attend the Cannes Film Festival, in the near future.
I sure hope Xavier Dolan doesn’t stop making movies!! He’s a superb young director!!
Yes, Hymyilevä Mies (2016) sounds interesting; as do many others.
Thanks for visiting!! 🙂
I’d love to attend such a Festival, but I’ve got little chance being in Australia. Its such a good barometer for upcoming films. I appreciate the round up 🙂
Cannes sure is. It’s difficult for me to attend the function, myself, as I reside in Sri Lanka, unfortunately.
Am glad you liked my Cannes coverage wrap-up!! 🙂
Its always nice to know what films are on their way. I often get caught out by a movie I had no idea was coming
TRUE!!! Same Here!! 😀
I subscribe to Sight & Sound but I often miss great films that I had no idea were coming. Money Monster is a great example of that, I just wrote about it. I had no idea it was coming (I don’t watch television)
You watched Money Monster!!! Lucky you!! I ought to check out your write-up.
Sight & Sound, is my favourite film magazine. Although, the only hard copies, I own, happen to be from a couple of years ago. I use to read them a lot, when I resided in England, and later in Sydney, Australia. But still I do go through the “bfi.org.uk” page online, and consequently check out what’s up with the latest Sight & Sound.