2019 Cannes Prizes

Emily Beecham wins for Little Joe

Congratulations to Emily Beecham who was awarded the prize for Best Actress for her role in UK-Austrian-German co-production Little Joe from Jessica Hausner, the director’s English-language debut.

For the first time in the history of the festival prizes were presented for non-fiction films as part of the official schedule. The L'Oeil d'Or (the Golden Eye) was presented to directors Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts for their documentary For Sama

Director Bong Joon-ho took the Palme d’Or for his film Parasite whilst Matie Diop, the first African female director to have a film screen in Competition took home the Grand Prix for her film Atlantics. The Jury Prize was shared between Ladj Ly for Les Misérables and Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles for their film Bacuaru.

At the coveted Palm Dog awards Bello, the canine character in Little Joe was awarded the Grand Jury prize.

PALME D’OR
Parasite by Bong Joon-ho 

GRAND PRIX
Atlantics by Mati Diop

JURY PRIZE
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly

shared with

Bacurau by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Emily Beecham in Little Joe

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Antonio Banderas in Pain & Glory

BEST DIRECTOR
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for The Young Ahmed

BEST SCREENPLAY
Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY
It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman

CAMERA D’OR
Our Mothers by César Díaz

SHORT FILM PALME D’OR
The Distance Between Us And The Sky by Vasilis Kekatos

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY:
Monstruo Dios by Agustina San

QUEER PALM (FEATURE)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma

QUEER PALM (SHORT)
The Distance Between Us And The Sky by Vasilis Kekatos

L'OEIL D'OR
For Sama by Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts

SPECIAL PRIZE
The Cordillera of Dreams by Patricio Guzman