Cannes Palme d’Or Goes to Renate Reinsve, Sebastian Stan Starrer Fjord
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Cristian Mungiu’s English-language debut, Fjord, won the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, marking his second Palme d’Or after his 2007 win for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
- Andreï Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur received the Grand Prix, with the director using his speech to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin and call for an end to the war in Ukraine.
- Best directing honors were shared between Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for La Bola Negra and Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland, while best actor and actress awards were shared among newcomers Emmanuel Macchia, Valentin Campagne, Virginie Efira, and Tao Okamoto.
- The Camera d’Or for best first film went to Ben’Imana by Clémentine Dusabejambo, the first Rwandan director to compete at Cannes, with the film focusing on justice and reconciliation after the genocide.
- Barbra Streisand received a lifetime achievement honorary Palme d’Or, with Isabelle Huppert paying tribute on her behalf, highlighting Streisand’s career and advocacy for minority communities.