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Find out who the winners of the Cannes Film Festival 2021 are (Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
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Find out all the winners at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 from the Critics' Week to the Un Certain Regard and the highly coveted Palme d'Or
After making its highly-anticipated return following last year's cancellation due to the pandemic, the Cannes Film Festival 2021 finally comes to an end. It's been almost two weeks of glitzy fashion on the red carpet, dazzling jewellery and the best movies from filmmakers across the globe.
This year's jury was presided by Spike Lee—the first Black man to head the Cannes jury—and includes Jessica Hausner, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mati Diop, Mélanie Laurent, Mylène Farmer, Song Kang-ho and Tahar Rahim.
Want to know who bagged the coveted Palme d'Or this year? Read on to find out the full list of winners.
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Cinéfondation Selection
In the Cinéfondation Selection—which consists of 16 student films, chosen out of 1,835 entries across 490 film schools around the world—Belgium's The Salamander Child by Théo Degen from INSAS took home the first prize.
First Prize
- The Salamander Child by Théo Degen (INSAS, Belgium)
Second Prize
- Cicada by Yoon Daewoen (Korea National University of Arts, South Korea)
Joint Third Prize
- Love Stories on the Move by Carina-Gabriel Dașoveanu (UNTAC "I.L. Caragiale", Romania)
- Cantareira by Rodrigo Ribeyro (Academia Internacional de Cinema, Brazil)
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Critics' Week
Over at the parallel section, Critics Week which is celebrating its 60th edition, Feathers from Egyptian filmmaker Omar El Zohairi claimed the Nespresso Grand Prize.
Jury Prizes
Nespresso Grand Prize
- Feathers by Omar El Zohairi
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award
- Sandra Melissa Torres in Amparo
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film
- Duo Li (Lili Alone) by Zou Jing
Partner Prizes
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
- Condor (Rien A Foutre)
SACD Prize
- Elie Grappe and Raphaëlle Desplechin for Olga
Canal+ Award for Short Film
- Brutalia, Days of Labour by Manolis Mavris
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Un Certain Regard
In the Un Certain Regard competition, the Russian drama Unlenching the Fists by Kira Kovalenko took home the top prize.
Grand Prize
- Unclenching The Fists by Kira Kovalenko
Jury Prize
- Great Freedom by Sebastian Meise
Ensemble Prize
- Bonne Mere by Hafsia Herzi
Prize of Courage
- La Civil by Teodora Ana Mihai
Prize of Originality
- Lamb by Vladimir Johannsson
Special Mention
- Prayers for the Stolen by Tatiana Huezo
Directors’ Fortnight
While the Directors’ Fortnight section is non-competitive, prizes are given out by partners and Jonas Carpignano's A Chiara won the Europa Cinemas Cannes Label for Best European Film.
Europa Cinemas Cannes Label for Best European Film
- A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano
SACD Prize
- Les Magnétiques (Magnetic Beats) by Vincent Maël Cardona
Carrosse d'Or
- Frederick Wiseman
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (In Competition)
- Playground by Laura Wandel (Un Certain Regard)
- Feathers by Omar El Zohairy (Critics' Week)
Ecumenical Prize
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Drive My Car by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Special Mention: HYTTI N°6 (Compartment No. 6) by Juho Kuosmanen
L'Œil d'or
- A Night of Knowing Nothing by Payal Kapadia
Queer Palm Award
- The Divide by Catherine Corsini
François Chalais Prize
- A Hero by Asghar Farhadi
Special Mention
- Freda by Gessica Généus
Cannes Soundtrack Award
- Ron Mael & Russell Mael for Annette
- Rone for Paris, 13th District
Palm Dog Award
- Rosie, Dora and Snowbear for The Souvenir Part II
Chopard Trophy
- Jessie Buckley and Kingsley Ben-Adir
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In Competition
With Titane claiming the Palme d'Or, Julia Ducournau is only the second female filmmaker to win the film festival's top prize in its 74-year history after Jane Campion's The Piano in 1993.
Palme d'Or
- Titane by Julia Ducournau
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Grand Prix
- HYTTI N°6 (Compartment No. 6) by Juho Kuosmanen
- A Hero by Asghar Farhadi
Caméra d’Or
- Murina by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Jury Prize
- Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Ahed's Knee (Ha’berech) by Nadav Lapid
Honorary Palme d'Or
- Marco Bellocchio
- Jodie Foster
Best Director
- Leos Carax for Annette
Best Actor
- Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram
Best Actress
- Renate Reinsve in Verdens Verste Menneske (The Worst Person in the World)
Best Screenplay
- Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Takamasa Oe for Drive My Car
Short Film Palme d’Or
- Tian Xia Wu Ya (All The Crows In The World) by Tang Yi
Special Mention of the Jury for Short Film
- Céu de Agosto (August Sky) by Jasmin Tenucci
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Jianne is a Hong Kong-born, bred and based Filipino. She graduated with a degree in International Journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University and went to work in Japan a travel writer. Upon returning to Hong Kong, she joined Tatler as a digital writer.
