2009 Cannes Film Festival Winners

Just in case your private jet was broken and you missed the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I gathered together a list of the winners below. The most reviled movie was easily Antichrist, and it drew numerous boos and scathing comments from critics and fans alike. The furor, however, also helped to promote the movie, and it was able to land a distribution deal for the United States.

INTL. COMPETITION JURY PRIZES

Palme d’Or
“The White Ribbon” (Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy)

Grand Prix
“A Prophet” (Jacques Audiard, France)

Lifetime achievement award
Alain Resnais, “Wild Grass” (France)

Director
Brillante Mendoza (“Kinatay,” France-Philippines)

Jury prize
“Fish Tank” (Andrea Arnold, U.K.), “Thirst” (Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.)

Actor
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” (U.S.-Germany)

Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist” (Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland)

Screenplay
Mei Feng, “Spring Fever” (Hong Kong-France)

UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY AWARDS

Main Prize
“Dogtooth” (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)

Jury Prize
“Police, Adjective” (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Special Prize
“No One Knows About Persian Cats” (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran), “Father of My Children” (Mia Hansen-Love, France)

OTHER MAIN JURY AWARDS

Camera d’Or
“Samson and Delilah” (Warwick Thornton)

Special Mention
“Ajami” (Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany)

Critics’ Week Grand Prix
“Farewell Gary” (Nassim Amamouche, France)

FIPRESCI AWARDS

Competition
“The White Ribbon” (Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy)

Un Certain Regard
“Police, Adjective” (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Directors’ Fortnight
“Amreeka” (Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.)

SHORT FILMS JURY PRIZES

Palme d’Or
“Arena” (Joao Salaviza, Portugal)

Special Mention
“The Six Dollar Fifty Man” (Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand)

CINEFONDATION

First Prize
“Baba” (Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova)

Second Prize
“Goodbye” (Song Fang)

Third Prize
“Diploma” (Yaelle Kayam)
“Don’t Step Out of the House” (Jo Sung-hee)

ECUMENICAL PRIZE

“Looking for Eric” (Ken Loach, U.K.-France-Italy-Belgium-Spain)

PRIX VULCAIN TECHNICAL AWARD

Aitor Berenguer, sound mixer (“Map of the Sounds of Tokyo,” Spain)

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