Awards presented at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

The winners of the 77th Cannes Film Festival have been announced. The festival's prestigious Palme d'Or was awarded to American director Sean Baker for his film "Anora." The four lead actresses of the film "Emilia Pérez" made history by sharing the Best Actress award.

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Awards presented at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

The 77th Cannes Film Festival, held in the city of Cannes in the south of France, has concluded.

Many ambitious productions competed for the Palme d'Or during the festival, which took place from May 14 to 25.

JURY SPECIAL PRIZE

This year, the Jury Special Prize was awarded to Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof.

The director, who fled his country, had come to Cannes for the premiere of his film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

PALME D'OR

The Palme d'Or at the festival went to the film "Anora." The award was accepted by the film's American director, Sean Baker.

Baker is the first American to win this award since Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, 2011). "Anora" is the director's third film to be screened at Cannes.

BEST DIRECTOR

Miguel Gomes won the Best Director award for his film "Grand Tour."

BEST ACTOR AWARD

American actor Jesse Plemons won the Best Actor award for Yorgos Lanthimos's new film, Kinds of Kindness.

BEST ACTRESS AWARD

A first occurred at this year's Cannes.

The four lead actresses of the film Emilia Pérez shared the "Best Actress" award.

Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Adriana Paz, the stars of the film directed by Palme d'Or-winning director Jacques Audiard, were the recipients of the Best Actress award.

Karla Sofía Gascón accepted the award. The film also won the "Jury Prize."

HONORARY PALME D'OR

George Lucas, the legendary director of the Star Wars series, was the recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or.

GRAND PRIX

The Grand Prix at the festival went to Payal Kapadia for the film All We Imagine as Light.

BEST SHORT FILM

Director Nebojša Slijepčević won the Best Short Film award at Cannes for his short film "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent."

Director Daniel Soares won an award in the Best Short Film category for "Bad For a Moment."

ABOUT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

The Cannes Film Festival (French: Festival de Cannes) is an international film festival held annually, usually in May, in the city of Cannes in the south of France. New films of all genres from all over the world participate in the festival. The festival's most prestigious award is the Palme d'Or.

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the three most important film festivals in Europe. On average, 20 films compete for the Palme d'Or each year.

The winners are determined by juries composed of international artists. The competition awards given at the Cannes Film Festival are the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Short Film, and the Jury Prize.

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