Applause at the end of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. After twelve days of cinema, discoveries, emotions, climbing stairs, glamor and above all views of the world, the jury, chaired by Greta Gerwig, chose the 2024 Palme d’Or branch.
It’s Sean Baker’s Anora, a sex-worker’s journey between New York and Las Vegas, led by the dazzling Mikey Madison, following Justin Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall.
The 53-year-old American filmmaker, a leader in US indie cinema, has previously featured Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket. It gave Hollywood its first Palme d’Or in thirteen years and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life.
Full list of Cannes 2024 winners
- Golden Palm Branch: Anora from Sean Baker
- Main prize: Everything We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia
- Prize for staging: Miguel Gomez for the Grand Tour
- Screenplay Prize: Coralie Fargeat for substance
- Female Actor Award: Collective prize for Emilia Peres
- Male Interpretation Prize: Jesse Plemons for the facial goodness
- Jury Prize: Emilia Perez By Jacques Audiard
- Special Jury Prize: Mohammad Rasulof Wild Fig Tree Seeds
- Golden Camera: Armand de Halfdan Ulman Tondel
- Golden Camera – special mention: By Chiang Wei Liang of Magreli and Shen Qiao Yin
- Palme d’Or for short film: The Man Who Won’t Shut Up, Neboisha Sliepcevich
- Short Film Special Mention: Bad for a minute by Daniel Soares
- Some insight – the big prize: Black Dog Guan Hu
- Uncertain Regard – Jury Prize: Boris Lozhkin’s story about Suleiman
- Uncertain Regard – Best Director (tied): Roberto Minervini for “The Damned” / Rungano Nioni for “Swear to Become a Bird”
- Uncertain Regard – Best Actress: Anasuya Sengupta in Shameless
- Uncertain Regard – Best Actor: Abu Sangaresh The story of Suleiman
- Some Insight – Youth Prize: The Twenty Gods of Louise Courvoisier
- Certain opinion – special mention: By Nora Tawfiq Alzaid
- Golden Eye (bound): Ernest Cole: Lost and Found by Raoul Peck / Daughters of the Nile by Nada Riad and Ayman El Amir
- FIPRESCI Prize: The seeds of the wild fig tree from Mohammad Rasulof
- Citizenship Prize: Bird by Andrea Arnold
- La Cinef – 1 prize: Sunflower was the first to know… Chidananda S Naik
- La Cinef – 2nd prize (ex aequo): Through the Wall by Asia Segalovic / The Chaos She Left Behind by Nikos Kolioukos
- La Cinef – 3rd prize: Bunnyhood by Mansi Maheshwari
- CST Award for Artist-Technician: Antonio’s Daria for the Parthenope
The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be held on the Croisette in May 2025.
Palme d’Or – “Anora” by Sean Baker.
This is a film that “enchanted” the jury Geta Gerwig. Sean Baker Receives the 2024 Palme d’Or AnoraA modern Pretty Woman and a tale of midnight and sex that shape the cinema of the director, the new leader of American indie cinema.
What is it about? Sexmushka’s journey between New York and Las Vegas.
when is it published? No French release date yet.
Grand Prize – Payal Kapadia’s “Everything we imagine is light”.
It is the first Indian film to enter the Cannes competition in thirty years: All we imagine is lightSoft, gentle and luminous films Payal KapadiaIt won the Grand Prix, “Silver Medal” at the Cannes Film Festival. The director has already won the Golden Eye, recognizing the best documentary film on the Croisette in 2021 for “A Night Knowing Nothing”.
What is it about? A nurse in Mumbai, Prabha sees her everyday life turned upside down when she receives a gift from a husband she hasn’t seen in years. On the other hand, that is, her young roommate searches in vain for a place in the city to share a little privacy with her fiancé. While at a seaside resort, will they finally be able to let their desires come true?
when is it published? October 2, 2024
Jury prize – “Emilia Perez” by Jacques Audiard.
Long live cinema, long live Mexico, long live Emilia Perez! The jury awards a second prize (this is rare!). Emilia Perez from Jacques Audiard, definitely one of the favorites of this 77th edition. Stuck in a taxi, the French filmmaker sent a congratulatory message to his cast, adding a new prize to his Cannes collection after already picking up the Palme d’Or (Dipan), Grand Prix (The Prophet) and Screenplay. Award (very smart hero).
What is it about? Overqualified and overexploited, Rita uses her talents as a lawyer in the service of a large firm more bent on outlawing criminals than justice. But an unexpected exit door opens for her, helping the cartel leader, Manitas, to get out of business and implement a plan she’s been secretly working on for years: finally becoming the woman she’s always dreamed of.
when is it published? August 28, 2024
Jury’s special prize – “Seeds of a wild fig tree”
It took him 28 days to get to the Cannes Film Festival, and the Iranian regime announced 5 years of imprisonment and torture against him. Shocked by the cost but overwhelmed by the sadness his people and especially his feature film team are going through The seeds of the wild fig tree, Mohammad Rasulof Receives a Special Jury Prize that resonates with the situation in Iran, but more broadly in the world.
What is it about? In Tehran shaken by political and social unrest. Investigating judge Iman discovers that his gun is missing, he suspects his wife and daughters, and takes draconian measures that strain family ties.
when is it published? No French release date yet.
Best Director Award – Miguel Gomez “The Grand Tour”
Cinema is a collective art. Portuguese film director Miguel Gomez proves it more than ever by inviting the entire team to take the stage while accepting the director’s prize Grand Tour. He also paid tribute to Portuguese cinema and Manoel de Oliveira in particular.
What is it about? Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant of the British Empire, ran away on the day he was to marry his fiancée Molly. Determined to get married, Molly goes in search of Edward and follows the trail of his grand tour of Asia.
when is it published? No French release date yet.
Screenplay Prize – “Substance”
A shock film from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Substance from Coral FarjitLed by Demi Moore, Margaret Cowell and Dennis Quaid, questions the dictates and looks of eternal youth in a bloodbath and imagery never before seen on the Croisette.
What is it about? With The Substance you can create a different version of yourself, younger, more beautiful, more perfect… just share your time. One week one, one week another. Seven days perfect balance. easy isn’t it If you follow the instructions, what can go wrong?
when is it published? No French release date yet.
Female Actress Award – Collective Award for “Emilia Perez”
“Thank you Jacques, thank you for this gift!” On the stage of the Grand Theater of Lumière, Carla Sofia Gascon received the collective prize for her partners Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, who was greeted. Emilia Perez from Jacques AudiardA musical gem that enchanted the Croisette.
What is it about? Overqualified and overexploited, Rita uses her talents as a lawyer in the service of a large firm more bent on outlawing criminals than justice. But an unexpected exit door opens for her, helping the cartel leader, Manitas, to get out of business and implement a plan she’s been secretly working on for years: finally becoming the woman she’s always dreamed of.
when is it published? August 28, 2024
Best Actor – Jesse Plemons in The Faces of Kindness
In the last Civil War, there is only one scene that impressed the retinas of all viewers of Alex Garland’s film. In a three-part tale of kindness celebrating the reunion of Yorgos Lanthimos and his beloved actress Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons touched the heart of the Cannes 2024 jury.
What is it about? A triptych fable that follows: a man with no choice who tries to take over his own life; A policeman is concerned that his wife, who disappeared at sea, has returned looking like a different person; And the woman is determined to find a very specific person with special powers who is destined to become an amazing spiritual leader.
when is it published? June 26, 2024
Golden Camera – “Armand”
Every year, the Camera d’Or awards the best first film, all selections combined. This year it will be given to a Norwegian drama Armand from Halfdan Ulman Tondel Worn by Renate Reinswe, Julie’s Revelation (Chapter 12) in 2021.
What is it about? When an incident occurs at school, the management summons the parents of young Arman and John. But everyone has a hard time explaining what really happened. The children’s stories conflict, their points of view collide, until the adults’ doubts are shaken…
when is it published? No French release date yet.
Source: Allocine
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