Cannes Film Festival 2012: Winners Revealed During Closing Ceremony

The official Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Nanni Moretti, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony.

Bérénice Bejo hosted Audrey Tautou and Adrien Brody on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to the best film among the 22 in Competition.

Claude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueyroux starring Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche and Anaïs Demoustier, was screened at the end of the ceremony.

The official Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Nanni Moretti, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony

FEATURE FILMS

Palme d’Or

AMOUR (Love) by Michael HANEKE

Grand Prix

REALITY by Matteo GARRONE

Award for Best Director

Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX

Jury Prize

THE ANGELS’ SHARE by Ken LOACH

Award for Best Actor

Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN by Thomas VINTERBERG

Award for Best Actress

Cristina FLUTUR & Cosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU

Award for Best Screenplay

Cristian MUNGIU for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)

SHORT FILMS

Palme d’Or

SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan YESILBAS

CAMERA D’OR

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection