Cannes Film Festival 2026 Award Winners

Key Points:

• The 2026 Cannes Film Festival concluded with its annual awards ceremony, where the Palme d’Or and other prizes were announced by the competition jury led by South Korean director Park Chan-wook.
• The jury included notable filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters such as Diego Cespedes, Laura Wandel, Chloé Zhao, Isaach de Bankolé, Demi Moore, Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgård, and Paul Laverty, while the Camera d’Or for best first feature was decided by an independent jury.
• French actress Eye Haidara hosted the event, and Barbra Streisand received an Honorary Palme d’Or via video message as she was unable to attend in person.
• IndieWire and The New York Times highlighted several favored films including “All of a Sudden,” “The Black Ball,” “Fatherland,” “Fjord,” “Minotaur,” and “Paper Tiger,” with many filmmakers and cast members from these films returning to the festival.
• Award winners included Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for Best Actor in “Coward,” Emmanuel Marre for Best Screenplay with “A Man of His Time,” and Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s “Ben’imana” won the Camera d’Or for Best First Feature; distribution deals involved companies like Neon, Netflix, and Mubi.