Cannes 2021, Palme d’Or for the film Titane: the winners

The Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival goes to Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’. The award was announced by the president of the jury, Spike Lee, by mistake already at the beginning of the ceremony, when it was announced last. A standing ovation from the public accompanied the awarding of the Palme d’Or of Honor to Marco Bellocchio, visibly moved. To deliver the award Paolo Sorrentino who paid tribute to the master: “Each of his films is an emotion”, said Sorrentino, underlining that Bellocchio “has always been an authority throughout his career”. Go to Leos Carax for the film ‘Annette’ the prize for best director, presented by the actress Valeria Golino.
Cannes also honors Caleb Landry Jones as Best Actor for his performance in Australian Justin Kurzel’s ‘Nitram’. Renate Reinsve wins Best Actress award for the film ‘The Worst Person in the World’. The jury prize goes to the films ‘Memoria’ by Apitchapong Weerasethakul and ‘Haberech’ by Nadav Lapid. Palme d’Or for Best Short Film to Yi Tang for the film ‘TIAN XIA WU YA’ (Tous les Corbeaux du Monde / All the Crows in the World).