62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival (2009)
The 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May – 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Pete Docter and Bob Peterson directed "Up" was the opening film of the ceremony and Jan Kounen directed "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky" was the closing film. Austrian film "The White Ribbon", directed by Michael Haneke, won the Palme d'Or award.
- WINNER
Palme d'Or
The White Ribbon
- Michael Haneke
Antichrist
- Lars von Trier
Thirst
- Chan-wook Park
Bright Star
- Jane Campion
Enter the Void
- Gaspar Noé
Fish Tank
- Andrea Arnold
Inglourious Basterds
- Quentin Tarantino
Kinatay
- Brillante Mendoza
Wild Grass
- Alain Resnais
Looking for Eric
- Ken Loach
Broken Embraces
- Pedro Almodóvar
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
- Isabel Coixet
Spring Fever
- Ye Lou
Taking Woodstock
- Ang Lee
The Time that Remains
- Elia Suleiman
A Prophet
- Jacques Audiard
Vengeance
- Johnnie To
Vincere
- Marco Bellocchio
Face
- Ming-liang Tsai
In the Beginning
- Xavier Giannoli
Grand Prize of the Jury
A Prophet
- Jacques Audiard
Jury Prize
Fish Tank
- Andrea Arnold
Thirst
- Chan-wook Park
Best Actor
Inglourious Basterds
- Christoph Waltz
Best Actress
Antichrist
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
Best Director
Kinatay
- Brillante Mendoza
Best Screenplay
Spring Fever
- Feng Mei
Special Distinction - Short Film
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
- Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
Special Award
Wild Grass
- Alain Resnais
for "For his work and exceptional contribution to the history of cinema."
Honorary Golden Palm
Clint Eastwood
Golden Camera
Samson & Delilah
- Warwick Thornton
A Town Called Panic
- Stéphane Aubier
Ashes and Blood
- Fanny Ardant
A Brand New Life
- Ounie Lecomte
Petition
- Liang Zhao
Eye of the Storm
- Eduardo Valente
Eyes Wide Open
- Haim Tabakman
Karaoke
- Chris Chan Fui Chong
Ajami
- Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Amreeka
- Cherien Dabis
I Killed My Mother
- Xavier Dolan
I Love You Phillip Morris
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Daniel and Ana
- Michel Franco
Here
- Tzu Nyen Ho
Eastern Plays
- Kamen Kalev
The Wolberg Family
- Axelle Ropert
The French Kissers
- Riad Sattouf
Sirta la gal ba
- Shahram Alidi
Huacho
- Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Goodbye Gary
- Nassim Amaouche
Bad Day to Go Fishing
- Álvaro Brechner
The Ordinary People
- Mathias Gokalp
Hierro
- Gabe Ibáñez
Lascars
- Albert Pereira-Lazaro
Ordinary People
- Vladimir Perisic
Lost Persons Area
- Caroline Strubbe
Golden Camera - Special Mention
Ajami
- Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Cinefondation Award
Bába
- Zuzana Kirchnerová
By the Grace of God
- Ralitza Petrova
#1
- Noamir Castéra
Chapa
- Thiago Ricarte
El boxeador
- Juan Ignacio Pollio
Gutter
- Dan Ransom Day
The Naturalist
- Giulia Barbera, Gianluca Lo Presti, Federico Parodi, Michele Tozzi
Kasia
- Elisabet Llado
Le contretemps
- Dominique Baumard
Malzonkowie
- Dara Van Dusen
Segal
- Yuval Shani
The Sylpphid
- Dorte Bengtson
The Horn
- Kyung-dong Yim
Traverser
- Hugo Frassetto
Un Certain Regard Award
Dogtooth
- Yorgos Lanthimos
Adrift
- Heitor Dhalia
Tales from the Golden Age
- Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru
Tomorrow at Dawn
- Denis Dercourt
Eyes Wide Open
- Haim Tabakman
Independencia
- Raya Martin
Irene
- Alain Cavalier
No One Knows About Persian Cats
- Bahman Ghobadi
Air Doll
- Hirokazu Koreeda
Father of My Children
- Mia Hansen-Løve
The Wind Journeys
- Ciro Guerra
To Die Like a Man
- João Pedro Rodrigues
Mother
- Joon-ho Bong
Nymph
- Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Police, Adjective
- Corneliu Porumboiu
Precious
- Lee Daniels
Samson & Delilah
- Warwick Thornton
Skazka pro temnotu
- Nikolay Khomeriki
The Silent Army
- Jean van de Velde
Tsar
- Pavel Lungin
Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
No One Knows About Persian Cats
- Bahman Ghobadi
Father of My Children
- Mia Hansen-Løve
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Police, Adjective
- Corneliu Porumboiu
Critics Week Grand Prize
Goodbye Gary
- Nassim Amaouche
Huacho
- Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Ordinary People
- Vladimir Perisic
Lost Persons Area
- Caroline Strubbe
Bad Day to Go Fishing
- Álvaro Brechner
Sirta la gal ba
- Shahram Alidi
Altiplano
- Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
SACD Award
Lost Persons Area
- Caroline Strubbe
ACID Award
Sirta la gal ba
- Shahram Alidi
Canal+ Award
Seeds of the Fall
- Patrik Eklund
Young Critics Award
Sirta la gal ba
- Shahram Alidi
Grand Golden Rail
Goodbye Gary
- Nassim Amaouche
Small Golden Rail
Runaway
- Cordell Barker
Golden Coach
Naomi Kawase
SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)
I Killed My Mother
- Xavier Dolan
Label Europa Cinemas
Little Girl
- Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
C.I.C.A.E. Award
I Killed My Mother
- Xavier Dolan
C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention
The Misfortunates
- Felix van Groeningen
SFR Prize
Montparnasse
- Mikhaël Hers
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Looking for Eric
- Ken Loach
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
The White Ribbon
- Michael Haneke
Award of the Youth
Dogtooth
- Yorgos Lanthimos
Regards Jeunes Prize
Sirta la gal ba
- Shahram Alidi
I Killed My Mother
- Xavier Dolan
François Chalais Award
No One Knows About Persian Cats
- Bahman Ghobadi
Cinema Prize of the French National Education System
The White Ribbon
- Michael Haneke
Award of the City of Rome
The Wind Journeys
- Ciro Guerra
Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
Arena
- João Salaviza
Silence
- Laila Pakalnina
The Man in the Blue Gordini
- Jean-Christophe Lie
Lars and Peter
- Daniel Borgman
Missing
- Jochem de Vries
Rumbo a peor
- Àlex Brendemühl
The Six Dollar Fifty Man
- Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
After Tomorrow
- Emma Sullivan
Ciao mama
- Goran Odvorcic
Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
- Aitor Berenguer
Discovery Award
Logorama
- François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain
Together
- Eicke Bettinga
Noche adentro
- Pablo Lamar
Runaway
- Cordell Barker
It's Free for Girls
- Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Claire Burger
The Party
- Dalibor Matanic
Seeds of the Fall
- Patrik Eklund
Palm Dog
Up
- Dug
FIPRESCI Prize - Competition
The White Ribbon
- Michael Haneke
FIPRESCI Prize - Un Certain Regard
Police, Adjective
- Corneliu Porumboiu
Chopard Trophy - Female Revelation
Léa Seydoux
Chopard Trophy - Male Revelation
David Kross
FIPRESCI Prize - Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week
Amreeka
- Cherien Dabis
Cinefondation Award - 2nd Prize
Goodbye
- Fang Song
Cinefondation Award - 3rd Prize
Diploma
- Yaelle Kayam
Nammae ui jip
- Sung-hee Jo