The US director collected the Best Film prize that he'd 'worked for all his life' and paid tribute to sex workers around the world. The 77th has come to a close and American film by Sean Baker has won this year’s Palme d’Or. A favourite amongst audiences on the Croisette this year (and our top pick to win the Palme), is Baker’s latest film following his Cannes-premiering films and .
The Jury, presided over by actor-director Greta Gerwig, selected from 22 films in Competition this year – a particularly eclectic and vibrant selection. And the awards this year reflect this varied group of films. Baker dedicated his Palme to “all sex workers – past, present and future”.
It is a kinetic New York City screwball comedy that shares the chaotic energy of the Safdie brothers’ - a modern fairytale spin on that doubles as a gut-punch tragedy about those who society chooses to marginalise and sets up to fail. The film drew attention for breakout performer Mikey Madison, and it’s a deserving prize for such a joyful and deceptively bleak film. It is also worth mentioning that was bought by US studio NEON, who have now won the Palme d’Or five consecutive times in a row after , , and .
Considering the deals were struck before the festival, ’s win once again makes them the official Palme d’Or whisperers. The Grand Prix, the runner-up prize, went to , the mesmerizing film by Payal Kapadia. A late-screened film about the connections between three Mumbai women of different.