Iranian director and screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi (R) and his team celebrate on stage after winning the Palme d'Or for the film Un "Un simple accident" (A Simple Accident) during the closing ceremony at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2025.
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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)
