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Today the awards were given out at the Cannes Film Festival, and Kong is here to bring you the results.
Palme d'Or: "Elephant," Gus Van Sant, United States.
Grand Prize: "Uzak" (Distant), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey.
Jury Prize: "At Five in the Afternoon," Samira Makhmalbaf, Iran.
Best Director: Gus Van Sant, United States, "Elephant."
Best Actors: Muzaffer Ozdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak, Turkey, "Uzak."
Best Actress: Marie-Josee Croze, Canada, "The Barbarian Invasions."
Best Screenplay: "The Barbarian Invasions," Denys Arcand, Canada.
Golden Camera (first-time director): Christoffer Boe, Denmark, "Reconstruction."
Best short film: "Cracker Bag," Glendyn Ivin, Australia.
Jury Prize for short film: "The Man Without a Head," Juan Solanas, France.
Surprisingly Lars Von Trier's Dogville, which was considered a front-runner in many categories, won absolutely nothing! You folks may have also heard that critics present at the festival complained that it was the worst line-up of films in 20 years, and were, needless to say, very dissappointed. Vincent Gallo's film The Brown Bunny was booed, as was he during his Q&A session. Numerous critics said it was the worst film to ever play at Cannes, and it was lambasted so heavily that Gallo vowed to never direct again.
On a more positive note Van Sant's Elephant is sure to find a distributor after its surprising victory, and Dogville was picked up for distribution for $6M by Lions Gate.
Palme d'Or: "Elephant," Gus Van Sant, United States.
Grand Prize: "Uzak" (Distant), Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey.
Jury Prize: "At Five in the Afternoon," Samira Makhmalbaf, Iran.
Best Director: Gus Van Sant, United States, "Elephant."
Best Actors: Muzaffer Ozdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak, Turkey, "Uzak."
Best Actress: Marie-Josee Croze, Canada, "The Barbarian Invasions."
Best Screenplay: "The Barbarian Invasions," Denys Arcand, Canada.
Golden Camera (first-time director): Christoffer Boe, Denmark, "Reconstruction."
Best short film: "Cracker Bag," Glendyn Ivin, Australia.
Jury Prize for short film: "The Man Without a Head," Juan Solanas, France.
Surprisingly Lars Von Trier's Dogville, which was considered a front-runner in many categories, won absolutely nothing! You folks may have also heard that critics present at the festival complained that it was the worst line-up of films in 20 years, and were, needless to say, very dissappointed. Vincent Gallo's film The Brown Bunny was booed, as was he during his Q&A session. Numerous critics said it was the worst film to ever play at Cannes, and it was lambasted so heavily that Gallo vowed to never direct again.
On a more positive note Van Sant's Elephant is sure to find a distributor after its surprising victory, and Dogville was picked up for distribution for $6M by Lions Gate.
