Cannes winners 2009

Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) 2009

Palme d’Or - Golden Palm
“The White Ribbon” directed by Michael Haneke

Grand Prix - Grand Prize
“The Prophet” directed by Jacques Audiard

Prix de la Mise en Scene - Best Director
Brillante Mendoza, director of “Kinatay”

Prix Exceptional du Jury - Special Jury Prize
Alain Resnais, director of “Wild Grass”

Prix du Scenario - Best Screenplay
“Spring Fever", written by Feng Mei

Camera d’Or - Best First Feature
“Samson and Delilah”, Australia, directed by Warwick Thornton

Camera d’Or Special Mention
“Ajami”, Israel-Germany, directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

Prix du Jury - Jury Prize TIE:
“Fish Tank” directed by Andrea Arnold
“Thirst” directed by Park Chan-Wook

Prix d’interpretation feminine - Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist”

Prix d’interpretation masculine - Best Actor
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Palme d’Or (short film)
“Arena” - Joao Salaviza

UN CERTAIN REGARD - new filmmakers "first glance"
“Dogtooth,” Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos - WINNER
“Police, Adjective,” Romania, Corneliu Porumboiu - JURY PRIZE
“Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats,” Iran, Bahman Ghobadi - SPECIAL PRIZE
“Le Père de mes enfants,” France-Germany, Mia Hansen-Love - SPECIAL PRIZE

Click here for all the official selections (films in competition), including Pixar's Up, the first animated movie to open the Cannes festival.