WINNERS OF THE 2021 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Even though Jury president, Spike Lee accidently revealed the winner prematurely, that did not take away from the excitement that the French filmmaker, Julia Ducournau would receive the top prize of the Palme d'Or for her feature, "Titane" at the close of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. This remarkably outlandish drama is about a young woman who gets a metal plate in her head after a terrible car accident that leads her to some pretty wild and crazy situations. Ducournau became only the second female director to receive this honor following Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993. 

The Grand Prix or runner-up for best film was a tie between "A Hero", the latest from Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi, about a man imprisoned for failing to repay his debt and trying to work out a deal with his creditors and "Compartment No. 6", a drama from Juho Kuosmanen, is an offbeat love story set on a train between a Finnish student and a Russian miner. And the highly anticipated musical fantasia, "Annette" which had opened the fest, helped Leos Carax win the Best Director prize. 

Here is the list of winners from the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival:

Palme d’Or: "Titane"



Grand Prix (Tie): "A Hero" and "Compartment No. 6"



Best Director: Leos Carax, "Annette"
Best Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, "Drive My Car"



Best Actress: Renate Reinsve, "The Worst Person In The World"
Best Actor: Caleb Landry Jones, "Nitram"

Jury Du Prix (Tie): "Ha'berech (Ahed’s Knee)" and "Memoria"

Camera d’Or: "Murina"
Short Film Palme d’Or: "All The Crows In The World"
Special Mention: "August Sky"