A bit of history took place at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, asBong Joon-hojust became the first Korean director to take home the Palme d’Or. The filmmaker won Cannes' top prize for his dark horror comedy,Parasite, which is getting best-of-the-year type buzz from critics. In hisA- Collider reviewout of the festival, Gregory Ellwood writes that giving too much away from the film would “ruin the almost ingenious twists and turns Joon-ho has crafted inParasite. From a storytelling perspective they are superb.”
Mati Diop’s refugee drama Atlantics took home the second-place Grand Priz, while the third-place Jury Prize was a tie betweenLadj Ly’s thrillerLes Miserablesand the weird WesternBacuraufromKleber Mendonça FilhoandJuliano Dornelles. No awards love for much-hyped films likeQuentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodorTerrence Malick’sA Hidden Life, but Best Director did go to former Palme winnersJean-Pierre&Luc Dardennefor the Belgian dramaThe Young Ahmed.
Here’s the full list of winners from the 2019 Cannes film festival:
Palme d’Or:Parasite, Bong Joon-ho
Grand Prix:Atlantics, Mati Diop
Jury Prize (tie):Les Misérables,Ladj Ly andBacurau,Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles
Best Actress:Emily Beecham,Little Joe
Best Actor:Antonio Banderas,Pain & Glory
Best Director:Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne,The Young Ahmed
Best Screenplay:Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma
Special Mention of the Jury:It Must Be Heaven, Elia Suleiman
Camera d’Or:Our Mothers, César Díaz
Short Film Palme d’Or:The Distance Between Us And The Sky, Vasilis Kekatos
Special Mention of the Jury: “Monstruo Dios,”Agustina San
Queer Palm (Feature):Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma
Queer Palm (Short):The Distance Between Us And The Sky,Vasilis Kekatos
For all of Collider’s reviews from Cannes 2019, check out the links below:
