LIST: Cannes 2025 film festival winners

CANNES, France — The 78th Cannes film festival ended Saturday on the French Riviera with the award of its top prize, the Palme d’Or.

Here is a list of the winners in the festival’s main competition:


Palme d’Or: Jafar Panahi for “It Was Just an Accident” (Iran)


Grand Prix: Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value” (Norway)


Jury prize: Oliver Laxe for “Sirat” (Spain-France) and Mascha Schilinski for “Sound of Falling” (Germany)


Best director: Kleber Mendonca Filho for “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)


Best actress: Nadia Melliti for “The Little Sister” (France)


Best actor: Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent” (Brazil)


Special prize: Bi Gan for “Resurrection” (China)


Best screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for “Young Mothers” (Belgium)


Camera d’Or for best first film: Hasan Hadi for “The President’s Cake” (Iraq). Special mention for “My Father’s Shadow” by Akinola Davies (Nigeria-Britain)


Best short film: Tawfeek Barhom for “I Am Glad You’re Dead Now” (Palestine-Greece-France)







Source: LIST: Cannes 2025 film festival winners