Finally it has been «The Life of Adele«, The new film by Abdel Kechiche, the film that has been made with the Palm of Gold.
The French production was one of the great favorites after its projection in the Cannes film festival, so it was not a big surprise that he won the main prize.
However, the protagonists of this film Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos were also favorites for the best actress award, although in the end it could not be and the award went to Bérénice Bejo by "Le Passé«, Another of the great favorites.
The best actor award went to Bruce dern for his role in the Alexander Payne film «Nebraska«, An award that was not surprising either, as it was the great favorite after the excellent reviews after the film was screened.
Great surprise in the category of best director, an award that went to the Mexican director Amat Escalante for his harsh drama «Heli«For the second consecutive year this award goes to Mexico, since the previous year the winner was Carlos Reygadas for« Post Tenebras Lux ».
The Coen brothers have once again been awarded at the Cannes film festival, if they had previously won a Palme d'Or and three awards for best director, in this case they win the Grand Jury Prize, second prize in importance of the contest, «Inside Llewyn Davis«.
Hirokazu Kore-eda, meanwhile, wins the Jury Prize for «Like Father, Like Son«, As the third best film of the festival, while the Chinese Jia Zhang Ke takes the award for best screenplay for«A Touch of Sin«.
Record of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival:
Palme d'Or: "La vie d'Adèle" by Abdel Kechiche
Grand Jury Prize: "Inside Llewyn Davis" by Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Director Award: Amat Escalante for "Heli"
Jury Prize: "Like Father, Like Son" by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Best Screenplay Award: "A Touch of Sin" by Jia Zhang Ke
Award for the best female performance: Bérénice Bejo for «Le passé»
Best Male Performance Award: Bruce Dern for "Nebraska"
Camera d'Or (Best First Work): "Ilo Ilo" by Anthony Chen
Best Short Film: "Safe" by Myon Byoung Gon
Special mentions for best short film: "Hvalfjordur" by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson and "37º 4 S" by Adriano Valerio
More information - Forecast for the winners of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival