The 2023 Cannes film festival is coming to a close. The most prestigious film festival in the world, a two week trek through global cinema, will crown its champions of 2023. Last year, Ruben Östlund took the top prize for his social cocktail Triangle of Sadness, which went onto get Oscar nominated. His second Palme d’Or win of his career, with his 2017 film The Square taking home the prize earlier in his career.
This year, Östlund heads the jury alongside American actors Paul Dano and Brie Larson. Joining them is 2021 Palme d’Or recepient Julie Ducournau for her direction on Titane. Furthermore, Argentinian writer, director Damián Szifron, Afghan writer, director Atiq Rahimi, and Beau is Afraid (2023) actor from France, Denis Ménochat.
As for the film’s in consideration, Zone of Inteerest is a heavy favorite to win the Palme. Anatomy of a Fall and La Chimera as potential spoilers. Look for legendary Koji Yakusho for his work in Wim Wenders Perfect Days to win Actor and either Sanre Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall or Merve Dizdar in About Dry Grasses to take Actress.
Cannes 2023 Winners (Updating Live):
Camera d’Or:
Best Screenplay: Monster, Hirokazu Koreeda
Best Actress: Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor: Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Best Director: Tran Ahn Húng, La Passion De Dodin Bouffant (The Pot-Au-Feu)
Jury Prize: Fallen Leaves, Aki Kurismaki
Grand Prix: Zone of Interest, Jonathon Glazer
Palme d’Or: Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet
Neon wins its FOURTH straight Palme d’ Or. From Parasite to the newly crowned Anatomy of a Fall, Neon is on a hot streak no other distributor has experienced in Cannes history. Add on Koji Yakusho winning Actor and their success in France is complete. And nothing says it better than this tweet from their official account:
Here’s the moment of Justine Triet, the third woman to win the Palme d’Or as director, joining Julie Ducournau (Titane, 2021) and Jane Campion (The Piano, 1993). Monumental moment as the Jury awards it over A24’s Zone of Interest, the heavy favorite heading into today’s ceremonies
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