27/05/2023 - CANNES 2023: Other prizes have gone to Jonathan Glazer, Tran Anh Húng, Aki Kaurismäki, Turkey’s Merve Dizdar, and Japan’s Kōji Yakusho and Yuji Sakamoto

After an edition where the general consensus was that the titles going head to head were of an exceedingly high quality, the competition jury (chaired by Ruben Östlund) of the 76th Cannes Film Festival chose to crown one of the favourites and went down in the history of the event by handing the Palme d’Or to a female director for the third time. In this case, it was France’s Justine Triet who was rewarded for Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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Originality was also highly prized, as the Grand Prix was bestowed upon another big favourite: The Zone of Interest [+see also:
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The jury did, however, surprise everyone by handing the Best Director Award to French filmmaker of Vietnamese heritage Tran Anh Húng for The Pot au Feu [+see also:
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The rest of the winners’ list brings together the crème de la crème of the films in this competition, with the jury having shown a great shrewdness in their choices, unlike at certain past editions. And so, we should mention the Jury Prize, which went to Finland’s Aki Kaurismäki for Fallen Leaves [+see also:
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Lastly, it’s worth mentioning that the Caméra d’Or singled out Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Palme d'Or
Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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Grand Prix
The Zone of Interest [+see also:
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Best Director
Tran Anh Hung - The Pot-au-Feu [+see also:
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Best Actress
Merve Dizdar - About Dry Grasses [+see also:
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Best Actor
Koji Yakusho - Perfect Days [+see also:
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Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamoto - Monster (Japan)

Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves [+see also:
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Caméra d'Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell [+see also:
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Palme d'Or for Best Short Film
27 – Flóra Anna Buda (Hungary/France)
Special Mention
Fár – Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter (Iceland)