Three-hour lesbian drama Blue is the Warmest Color was announced the winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, a choice that many foresaw as likely but not a sure thing. The jury that awarded the honor was led by Steven Spielberg and also included Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Christoph Waltz and Lynne Ramsay. For the second place Grand Prix winner, they picked the latest from the Coen Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis, while for Jury Prize (considered the third biggest deal) they chose Hirokazu Kore-eda‘s Like Father, Like Son.
Like Father, Like Son was also recipient of an honorable mention from the Christian-based Ecumenical Jury, whose top prize went to The Past — the star of which, Bérénice Bejo, was named Best Actress by the main Cannes jury. Blue is the Warmest Color also earned multiple honors from the fest, taking the critic choice FIPRESCI Award for the In Competition category. The biggest surprise of today’s announcement seems to be Spielberg and Co.’s naming of Bruce Dern as Best Actor for the new film from Alexander Payne, Nebraska.
After the jump, you can find a full list of main jury winners (from the festival website) and other honorees announced over the weekend accompanied by links to our review of the film where available.
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IN COMPETITION
IN COMPETITIONPALME D’OR
Blue is the Warmest Color by Abdellatif Kechiche
GRAND PRIX
Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel and Ethan Coen
BEST DIRECTOR
Amat Escalante for Heli
JURY PRIZE
Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda
BEST ACTOR
Bruce Dern for Nebraska
BEST ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo for The Past
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jia Zhangke for A Touch of Sin
PALME D’OR (SHORT FILM)
Safe by Moon Byoung-gon
CAMERA D’OR (BEST DEBUT FEATURE)
Ilo Ilo by Anthony Chen
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UN CERTAIN REGARD
UN CERTAIN REGARDPRIX UN CERTAIN REGARD
The Missing Picture by Rithy Panh
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Omar by Hany Abu-Assad
BEST DIRECTOR
Alain Guiraudie, Stranger by the Lake
TALENT AWARD
Ensemble cast of La Jaula de Oro
AVENIR FUTURE AWARD (PRIZE OF THE FUTURE)
Fruitvale Station by Ryan Coogler
FIPRESCI AWARDS
COMPETITION
Blue is the Warmest Colour by Abdellatif Kechiche
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Manuscripts Don’t Burn by Mohammad Rasoulof
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT OR CRITICS’ WEEK
Blue Ruin by Jeremie Saulnier
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ECUMENICAL JURY AWARDS
ECUMENICAL JURY AWARDSECUMENICAL JURY PRIZE
The Past by Asghar Farhadi
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Miele by Valeria Golino
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT (QUINZAINE REALISATEURS)
ART CINEMA AWARD
Me, Myelf and Mum by Guillaume Gallienne
SACD AWARD (BEST FRENCH FILM)
Me, Myelf and Mum by Guillaume Gallienne
SACD SPECIAL MENTION
Tip Top by Serge Bozon
EUROPEAN CINEMAS LABEL AWARD (BEST EUROPEAN FILM)
The Selfish Giant by Cio Barnard
PRIX ILLY DU COURT METRAGE (BEST SHORT FILM)
A Wild Goose Chase by João Nicolau
PRIX ILLY DU COURT METRAGE HONORABLE MENTION
About a Month by André Novais Oliveira
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CRITICS’ WEEK
CRITICS’ WEEKGRAND PRIZE
Salvo by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
SPECIAL MENTION
Los Duenos Agustin Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky
VISIONARY AWARD
Salvo by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
BEST SCREENPLAY
Le Demantlement by Sebastien Pilote
QUEER PALME
Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie
We’re wrapping up our own Cannes work. Our incredibly prolific critic, Shaun, is continuing with the individual reviews of all the In Contention titles and then he will be giving us a Best Of list soon. Stay tuned.
