Palme d'Or
It Was Just an Accident
Directed by: Jafar Panahi
After a chance encounter, a man thinks he has recognized the jailer who tortured him in prison, and decides to act.
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Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for It Was Just an Accident. Brazil shined with The Secret Agent, which earned Kleber Mendonça Filho Best Director and Wagner Moura Best Actor.
Winners
Grand Prix
Sentimental Value
Directed by: Joachim Trier
Two sisters reconnect with their estranged father, a famous director who wants one of them to star in his next film.
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Jury Prize (tie)
Sirât
Directed by: Oliver Laxe
A father and his son cross the Moroccan desert searching for his missing daughter, trailing a crew of ravers.
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Jury Prize (tie)
Sound of Falling
Directed by: Mascha Schilinski
Four girls, in different eras, grow up on the same farm in northern Germany.
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Best Director
The Secret Agent
Directed by: Kleber Mendonça Filho
In 1977 Brazil, a teacher running from a mysterious past returns to Recife looking for peace, and finds something else.
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The Secret Agent
Wagner MouraDirected by: Kleber Mendonça Filho
In 1977 Brazil, a teacher running from a mysterious past returns to Recife looking for peace, and finds something else.
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Best Actress
The Little Sister
Nadia MellitiDirected by: Hafsia Herzi
The youngest daughter of a Muslim family outside Paris starts college and begins to figure out who she is, love included.
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Best Screenplay
Young Mothers
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Five teenage moms and moms-to-be share a shelter in Belgium and try to build a future.
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Oscars 2025Best PictureAnora
Golden Globes 2025Best Motion Picture - DramaThe Brutalist
Venice 2025Golden LionFather Mother Sister Brother
Berlinale 2025Golden BearDreams (Sex Love)
Nobel in Literature 2025Nobel Prize in LiteratureSatantango
Pulitzer 2025FictionJames
Booker 2025Booker PrizeFleshInternational Booker 2025International Booker PrizeHeart Lamp
Hugo 2025Best NovelThe Tainted CupJabuti 2025Book of the YearO ouvidor do Brasil: 99 vezes Tom Jobim
Goodreads Choice 2025FictionMy FriendsSources: en.wikipedia.org · filmneweurope.com
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