After the longest deliberating process in the history of the festival, the Cannes Jury announced that British filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d’Or for I, Daniel Blake.
This is now Loach’s second d’Or, though some have suggested it will be his last film.
I, Daniel Blake is a social drama about a man’s struggles in the bureaucracy of the healthcare system.
After collecting the award Loach thanked the audience but pleaded, saying “Film has many traditions and one of them is to present protest against those more powerful and mighty”
The full list of winners is below
Palme d’Or
I, Daniel Blake, dir: Ken Loach
Grand Prize
Xavier Dolan, It’s Only The End Of The World
Best Director
TIE
Cristian Mungiu, Graduation
Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper
Best Screenplay
Asghar Farhadi, The Salesman
Best Actress
Jaclyn Jose, Ma’Rosa
Jury Prize
American Honey, dir: Andrea Arnold
Best Actor
Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
Palme d’Honneur
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Caméra d’Or
Divines, dir: Uda Benyamina
Short Film Palme d’Or
Timecode, dir: Juanjo Gimenez
Special Mention
The Girl Who Danced With The Devil, dir: Joao Paulo Miranda Maria
Palme d’Or
I, Daniel Blake, dir: Ken Loach
Grand Prize
Xavier Dolan, It’s Only The End Of The World
Best Director
TIE
Cristian Mungiu, Graduation
Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper
Best Screenplay
Asghar Farhadi, The Salesman
Best Actress
Jaclyn Jose, Ma’Rosa
Jury Prize
American Honey, dir: Andrea Arnold
Best Actor
Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
Palme d’Honneur
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Caméra d’Or
Divines, dir: Uda Benyamina
Short Film Palme d’Or
Timecode, dir: Juanjo Gimenez
Special Mention
The Girl Who Danced With The Devil, dir: Joao Paulo Miranda Maria
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