Hirokazu Kore-Eda's “Shoplifters” wins the Palme d’Or

The closing night ceremony of the 71st Cannes Film Festival happened yesterday, but I was already on a flight back to Boston when President Cate Blanchett and her group of jurors including Lea Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay, Denis Villeneuve and more decided that Hirokazu Kore-Eda's “Shoplifters” was the Palme d’Or winner. Kore-Eda was at Cannes previously with seven different efforts, and “Like Father, Like Son” even won the Jury Prize in 2013. Apparently, the jury decision was unanimous. “No blood was shed,” said Blanchett.

Palme d’Or
Shoplifters, dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda

Grand Prize
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman 

Jury Prize
Nadine Labaki, Capernaum

Special Palme d’Or
Jean-Luc Godard, Image Book 

Best Actor
Marcello Fonte, Dogman

Best Director
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War 

Best Screenplay
TIE
Alice Rohrwacher, Happy As Lazzaro 
Nader Saeivar, 3 Faces

Best Actress
Samal Yeslyamova, My Little One

Caméra d’Or
Girl, dir: Lukas Dhont 

Short Film Palme d’Or
All These Creatures, dir: Charles Williams
Special Mention: On The Border, dir: Wei Shujun