Cannes Film Festival 2025 Winners - The Complete List

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival for the drama "It Was Just an Accident". Neon acquired the film earlier this week, along with Joachim Trier's dramedy "Sentimental Value", which won the Grand Prize. The Brazilian political thriller "The Secret Agent" won Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho), while its lead Wagner Moura took home the trophy for Best Actor.

The jury included Halle Berry, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo, Payal Kapadia, Carlos Reygadas, Alba Rohrwacher, Leila Slimani and Jeremy Strong. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president.

Two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded to Robert De Niro during the festival's opening ceremony, and the second to Denzel Washington before the world premiere of Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest".

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Read the complete list of 2025 Cannes Film Festival winners after the jump.

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WINNERS

Palme d’Or
It Was Just an Accident, dir: Jafar Panahi

Grand Prize
Sentimental Value, dir: Joachim Trier

Best Actress
Nadia Melliti, La Petite Dernière

Best Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho, The Secret Agent

Jury Prize – tie
Sirat, dir: Oliver Laxe
The Sound of Falling, dir: Mascha Schilinski

Best Screenplay
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Young Mothers

Best Actor
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Special Prize
Resurrection, dir: Bi Gan

Camera d’Or
The President’s Cake, dir: Hassan Hadi

Special Mention, Camera d’Or
My Father’s Shadow, dir: Akinola Davies Jr

Short Film Palme d’Or
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, dir: Tawfeek Barhom

Special Mention, Short Film
Ali, dir: Adnan Al Rajeev

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