No.There was no winner announced, al Cannes Film Festival 2022: no film had really convinced everyone, and the palmarès is proof of this, perfectly calibrated as it is for “inclusiveness”, with two ex aequo. The award ceremony, in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, had the actress Virginie Efira as “master of ceremonies”, very sophisticated in a tuxedo-dress. But the most heartfelt applause went to Jasmine Trinca, who nearly tripped over the stage but she brilliantly (and sympathetically) recovered. Italian mention in the speech of the president of the jury, Vincent Lindon: «Everything changes because nothing changes, we read in The leopard…“.
Ruben Östlund with Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean Kriek, protagonists of “Triangle Of Sadness” (Getty Images).
Palme d’Or 2022
There Golden palm goes to Ruben Östlund, already crowned in 2017 for The Squarefor Triangle of Sadness. 75th Anniversary Award to the Dardenne Brothers for Tori et Lokita.
Special Jury Prize
The Special Grand Prix of the Jury to the… best films: ex aequo a Close by Lukas Dhont And Stars at Noon by Claire Denis.
Claire Denis with Javier Bardem ((Getty Images).
Jury Prize
Jury Prize, other ex-aequo: a Eight mountains from Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeerschefrom the novel Strega 2017 by Paolo Cognetti, e EO by Jerzy Skolimowski, who thanked (concluding with a “iiihooooo”)… the donkey, the real protagonist of the film. Here too a touch of Italian style, as the director himself pointed out: it is a Sardinian donkey. And in the cast, alongside Isabelle Huppert, there is Lorenzo Zurzolo.
Zahra Amir Ebrahimi best actress for “Holy Spider” (Getty Images).
Prix of interpretation
The Prix d’interprétation masculine – delivered by Diane Kruger – He went to Song Kang-ho, South Korean already protagonist of the award-winning Parasite, for Broker from Hirokazu Kore’eda. The Prix d’interprétation féminine to the Iranian Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, journalist who contributes to the arrest of a serial killer (from a news story of 2001-2002) in Holy Spider, who – super moved – recalled that this film will never be seen in her country, due to censorship.
Song Kang-Ho, star of “Broker” (Getty Images).
Best Direction
Prix de la mise en scène to director to South Korean director Park Chan-Wook for Decision to Leave.
Best Screenplay
Prix du scénario (best screenplay) to Tarik Saleh – Egyptian naturalized Swedish – for Boy from Heaven. Who first took the cell phone and made a video of the audience greeting … his mother.
Golden room
It was the very year of the Presleys. To win there Camera d’oran award given to the best first film, was Elvis’ granddaughter: Riley Keough, who he directed with Gina Gemmel War Ponypresented in section A certain regard.
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