The official awards for Cannes 2009 have been announced and while films of great interest around here - notably Park Chan Wook's Thirst and Lars Von Trier's Antichrist - picked up their share of awards it was Michael Haneke's White Ribbon that picked up the big hardware. You'll find a complete list of all the winners below the break!
INTL. COMPETITION JURY PRIZES
Palme d'Or
"The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy)
Grand Prix
"A Prophet" (Jacques Audiard, France)
Lifetime achievement award
Alain Resnais, "Wild Grass" (France)
Director
Brillante Mendoza ("Kinatay," France-Philippines)
Jury prize
"Fish Tank" (Andrea Arnold, U.K.), "Thirst" (Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.)
Actor
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (U.S.-Germany)
Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland)
Screenplay
Mei Feng, "Spring Fever" (Hong Kong-France)
UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY AWARDS
Main Prize
"Dogtooth" (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)
Jury Prize
"Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)
Special Prize
"No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran), "Father of My Children" (Mia Hansen-Love, France)
OTHER MAIN JURY AWARDS
Camera d'Or
"Samson and Delilah" (Warwick Thornton)
Special Mention
"Ajami" (Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany)
Critics' Week Grand Prix
"Farewell Gary" (Nassim Amamouche, France)
FIPRESCI AWARDS
Competition
"The White Ribbon" (Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy)
Un Certain Regard
"Police, Adjective" (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)
Directors' Fortnight
"Amreeka" (Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.)
SHORT FILMS JURY PRIZES
Palme d'Or
"Arena" (Joao Salaviza, Portugal)
Special Mention
"The Six Dollar Fifty Man" (Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand)
CINEFONDATION
First Prize
"Baba" (Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova)
Second Prize
"Goodbye" (Song Fang)
Third Prize
"Diploma" (Yaelle Kayam)
"Don't Step Out of the House" (Jo Sung-hee)
ECUMENICAL PRIZE
"Looking for Eric" (Ken Loach, U.K.-France-Italy-Belgium-Spain)
PRIX VULCAIN TECHNICAL AWARD
Aitor Berenguer, sound mixer ("Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain)
that was quick. big surprise for me is christoph waltz, an actor I only remember from bad german tv movies :) that makes tarantino's new movie even more interesting, I'm anxious to see Hans Landa. And as an austrian I'm glad, M. Haneke gets his big prize. he certainly is worthy of it, no matter if you like his movies or not.
Should be a fun TIFF this year. Haneke always raises the hackles of the locals. As does Noe & Von Trier.
Brilliante Mendoza won Best Director. How the FUCK did that happen ?!?!?
yeah i am amazed that mendoza won too. every review i read stated how much the audience hated his movie. can't wait to see it
so far the most convincing reason offered, maybe from thewrap (can't remember for sure), is mendoza's direction was so good he rightly repelled people - as an inevitable result from his aim. the jury tried to explained themselves here, about 3:50" into clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1nFllkzkg
"care to explain or just braindead ?"
That's how people call someone with a different opinion these days? I'm getting old.
that's how you call people that back up their "no" with exactly NOTHING.
I'm scared to watch this movie.
That being said, it's the highest award ever received by a Filipino film or director.
Congratulations to him! But I still won't watch it, hehe.