Cannes awarded the Palme d’Or to Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord
Retrospective: May’s jury choices included shared directing and acting prizes.
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Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord received the Palme d’Or in the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s awards announced May 23, 2026. The jury, led by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, selected its feature-film winners from 22 competition entries. [1]
Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Minotaure took the Grand Prix, while Valeska Grisebach’s Das geträumte Abenteuer received the Jury Prize. The directing award was shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for La Bola Negra and by Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland. [1]
The jury also made joint acting awards. Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto were recognized for Soudain, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi; Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne were recognized for Lukas Dhont’s Coward. Emmanuel Marre received the screenplay award for Notre Salut. [1]
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- Festival de Cannes: Le Palmarès du 79e Festival de Cannes ↗
Source published 2026-05-23 · reviewed October 25, 2026
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