Cannes Awards...

57th Festival de Cannes Awards: [pdf]

Palme d'Or: "Fahrenheit 9/11" directed by Michael Moore
Grand Prix: "Old Boy" directed by Park Chan-wook
Best Actress: Maggie Cheung in "Clean" directed by Olivier Assayas
Best Actor: Yagira Yuya in "Nobody Knows" directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu
Best Director: Tony Gatlif for "Exils"
Best Screenplay: Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for "Comme une Image" (Look at Me) directed by Agnes Jaoui
Jury Prize: (tie) "Tropical Malady" directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and actress Irma P. Hall for "The Ladykillers" directed by Ethan Coen
Prix Un Certain Regard: "Moolaade" directed by Sembene Ousmane
Camera d'Or: "Or" directed by Keren Yedaya
Camera d'Or Special Mention: (tie) "Passages" directed by Yang Chao and "Bitter Dream" directed by Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Jury Prize for Originality: (tie) "Whisky" directed by Juan-Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll and "Khakestar O Kak" directed by Atiq Rahimi


Moore said upon winning:

"You will ensure that the American people will see this movie. You've put a huge light on this. Many people want the truth to be put away but a great Republican once said that if you give the people the truth, the republic will be safe. That was Abraham Lincoln, a different kind of Republican.
I dedicate this win to my daughter and to all the children in America and Iraq who have suffered from our actions. Things will change. I am not alone. There are millions of Americans like me and we will work hard so that those who have died will not have died in vain."

Moore's win is completely political. I'm a bit disappointed. This will, of course, just make Moore's ego that much bigger.
That said, if it helps boot Bush that's a good thing.