The 77th Cannes Film Festival has announced the winners in the 'In Competition' category, and Indian cinema has a big reason to cheer. Payal Kapadia's won the Grand Prix Jury award, the first Indian film ever to do so. The film, about two Malayali immigrant nurses in Mumbai, was also the first Indian film to be screened in the category in 30 years; Shaji N Karun's (which was also in Malayalam) in 1994 was the previous Indian film to achieve this.
featured Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon in its cast. . Meanwhile, the grand prize—the prestigious Palme d'Or—was won by Sean Baker's .
The movie, about a stripper marrying a Russian man and facing troubles from his rich family, starred Mikey Madison in the lead. Jesse Plemons won the Best Actor Award for Yorgos Lanthimos' . The Best Actress award was shared by Adriana Paz, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña for Jacques Audiard's musical film, .
: - La Palme d’or est remise à ANORA réalisé par SEAN BAKER ! - The Palme d’or winner is ANORA by SEAN BAKER! — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) Le Grand Prix est attribué à ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT de PAYAL KAPADIA. - The Jury Prize goes to ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT by PAYAL KAPADIA. — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) Le Prix du Jury est attribué à EMILIA PÉREZ de JACQUES AUDIARD.
- The Jury Prize goes to EMILIA PÉREZ by JACQUES AUDIARD. — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) Le Prix de la Mise en scèn.
