Cannes Film Festival
69th edition
- May 22, 2016
- France
FranceThe 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Main Competition
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Palme d'Or | I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach |
| Grand Prix | It's Only the End of the World | Xavier Dolan |
| Jury Prize | American Honey | Andrea Arnold |
| Best Director | Graduation | Cristian Mungiu |
| Best Director | Personal Shopper | Olivier Assayas |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Ma' Rosa | Jaclyn Jose |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Salesman | Shahab Hosseini |
| Best Screenplay | The Salesman | Asghar Farhadi |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Toni Erdmann | Maren Ade |
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard ("A Certain Glance") is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Un Certain Regard Prize | The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki | Juho Kuosmanen |
| Jury Prize | Harmonium | Kōji Fukada |
| Best Director | Captain Fantastic | Matt Ross |
| Best Screenplay | The Stopover | Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Dogs | Bogdan Mirică |
| Special Award | The Red Turtle | Michael Dudok de Wit |
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Divines | Houda Benyamina |
Honorary Palme d'Or
Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or.
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Honorary Award | — | Jean-Pierre Léaud |
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (French: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature-length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers,[citation needed] film critics and other film professionals. The objective o... More
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | It's Only the End of the World | Xavier Dolan |
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