After the slap of Titanium, rewarded in 2021 the games are open to the Palme d'Or award on Saturday evening between a young director that questions masculinity ("Close") and a South Korean thriller (or the film of the brothers Dardenne), who could score an unprecedented hat trick.
After seeing the 21 films, Vincent Lindon, chair of the jury, drew in great secrecy to decide who would receive a Palme, which is more elegant than ever. The Palme will be adorned with 100 diamonds in this 75th edition.
The Ecumenical Jury Prize was awarded to "The Good Stars", a Japanese film about a mother who abandons her child. The Francois Chalais Prize, which recognizes a film that accurately portrays the "best of the reality of the universe", was also awarded to another film in the competition.
The ceremony, which will be broadcast on France 2 as well as the online channel Brut at 8:30 p.m., will start only at that time.
You can follow the final ceremony live and see the winners complete:
9:45 p.m . - The Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 75 is presented to "Triangle of Sadness", or "San Filter" by Ruben Ostlund (previously awarded in 2017).
9:43 p.m . In a matter of seconds, Vincent Lindon and Director Alfonso Cuaron will present the Palme d'Or.
9:38 p.m . 9:38 p.m. : The Grand Prix is tied for "Stars At Noon", by Claire Denis, and "Close", by Lukas Dahont
9:30 p.m . South Korean Park Chan-Wook was awarded the Directing Prize for her "Decision to Leave"
9:26 p.m . The 75th Anniversary Prize was awarded to the Dardenne brothers in recognition of their contribution to "Tori" and "Lokita".
9:23 p.m . Carole Bouquet will present the Special Prize for the 75th Anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival to kiss Vincent Lindon, president of the jury
9:18 p.m . 9:18 p.m. Jury Prize ex-aequo awarded by Jerzy Skolimowski to "Eo" and "Les Huit Montagnes by Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen
9:09 p.m . : South Korean Song Kang Ho's Best Actor Award in "Broker".
Song Kang-ho (55), South Korean actor, was awarded the Best Actor prize at Cannes for his performance in "The Good Stars"/"Broker" directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda.
Favorite actor of Bong Joonho and star of "Parasite", Palme d'Or 2019 film, he portrays a man who is involved in baby trafficking and will create a small family.
9:06 p.m . Screenplay Award for "Boy From Heaven", by Tarik Saleh
8:58 p.m . : Best Actress Award for Iranian Zar Ebrahimi in "Holy Spider", directed by Ali Abbasi
Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Iran) was awarded the Best Actress Award on Saturday for her role as an Iranian actress in Ali Abbasi’s thriller "Nights of Mashhad".
While receiving her award, the actress spoke Farsi. She said that she felt like she had been on a long journey before reaching this stage (...), a journey filled with humiliations.
8:48 p.m . 8:48 p.m. : "War Pony" received the Golden Camera for her first film. Gina Gammell and Riley Keough awarded it.
8:46 p.m . Special Mention: Hayakawa Chie awarded "Plan 75" a first film.
8:41 p.m . : "The Water Murmurs", Jianying Chen, receives the Palme d'Or Award for Short Film.
8:40 PM: Special Mention: Short Films for "Lori", by Abinash Bukram Shah
8:15 p.m . Vincent Lindon is the last witness to be questioned by the jury.
Vincent Lindon, president and members of the jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival arrive on the steps one last time. Deepika Padukone (front), Jasmine Trinca and Joachim Trier; Asghar Farhadi; Noomi Rapace; Jeff Nichols, Ladjly, Rebecca Hall.
End of suspense at 8:30 p.m
20h12 : Vandermeersch, van Groeningen et Skolimowski aussi sur les marches
Belgium is represented well in the prize list because the Belgian filmmakers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch ("The Eight Mountains") were also on the steps. The organizers will likely recall the film crews that climb the steps and they will be included on the list in some way.
Ruben Ostlund was webbed for "The Square" in 2017. He tries a double with the "Sans Filtre" punk mix between "Titanic and "La Grande Bouffe". The acid satire on the ultra-rich, which made the Croisette burst with laughter, is also present. "It's almost like being at home," he joked while climbing the steps with Filipina Dolly De Leon, one of his actresses.
The UFO team "EO [Hi Han]" is another option. It's a poetic and animalist manifesto that follows the story of a donkey. It was signed by Jerzy Skolimowsk, a great Polish filmmaker.
8:04 p.m . : South Korean director Park Chan Wook walks the red carpet
Park Chan-Wook, a South Korean director, is clearly present at the steps with actor Park Haeil-Il, "Decision to Leave" star.
7:54 p.m . Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa at the steps
Sergei Loznitsa, the Ukrainian director of "Donbass", is standing on the steps to view the closing ceremony. As some Ukrainians requested, he had considered it "grotesque” to try to ban Russian presence at the Croisette.
7:37 p.m. : Lukas Dhont and the Dardenne brothers on the steps
Luc and Jean Pierre Dardenne are seen on the steps. They will be presented with two Palmes d'Or, "Rosetta", and "L'Enfant" by the brothers. A prize will be given to "Tori and Lokita", their film about young African exiles who are trapped in Belgium's mafia.
Lukas Dhont (the young Belgian director) is also present on the steps, along with Eden Dambrine, his main interpreter.
7:34 p.m . : Let's climb the last set of stairs
Ruben Ostlund (the Swedish author of "Triangle of Sadness"), is the first filmmaker to take the steps tonight. This comedy could be a satire on the ultra-rich and earn a lot of money.
Tarik Saleh, the Swedish director of "Boy from Heaven" was also present on the red carpet. This thriller follows the story of a young fisherman son who enrolls in a high school that forms the religious elite in Cairo, Egypt. (He-so is Egyptian).
7:25 p.m . : Will there still be children among the winners?
We have never seen so many films about youth and childhood at the Cannes Film Festival. The Croisette buzzes with predictions for films in which young actors play the lead roles. What will Vincent Lindon, actor, do as the chair of the jury?
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7:20 p.m. Closing ceremony presented and performed by Virginie efira
The closing ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival will be conducted by actress and host Virginie Elfia, starting at 8:30 p.m.
