Life on La Croisette can be magical, but alas, must come to an end. And while some may wish for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to last forever, as always, all that’s meant to live on is the work. A bevy of titles for cinephiles to cherish throughout the year and likely years to come have screened and now it’s time to find out who will take home the coveted Palme d’Or, as well as other awards presented by this year’s juries. Leading the Main Competition jury voting on the top prize is European Film Academy president Juliette Binoche. She’s joined by Halle Berry, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo, Payal Kapadia, Carlos Reygadas, Alba Rohrwacher, Leïla Slimani, and Jeremy Strong.
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It may be too early to say, but it seems Cannes 2025 was defined by a healthy competition between indie distributors Neon and Mubi. Neon has acquired the Palme d’Or winner five years running and looks to repeat that success via multiple options. Coming into the fest, they had already put their weight behind Julia Ducarneau’s body horror “Alpha” and Joachim Trier’s family drama “Sentimental Value,” but over the last week have also picked up well-recieved competition entries “Sirât,” “It Was Just an Accident,” and “The Secret Agent.” Meanwhile, “The Substance” distributor Mubi came in with queer romance “The History of Sound” and heist film “The Mastermind,” then subsequently bought two buzzy titles: Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” and Mascha Schilinski’s generational drama “Sound of Falling.”
On Friday, Un Certain Regard awarded it prizes from a jury led by Molly Manning Walker and including Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Louise Courvoisier, Vanja Kaluđerčić, and Roberto Minervini. The Jury Prize was presented to Simón Mesa Soto for his satire, “A Poet,” while Harry Lighton took home Best Screenplay for his BDSM romance “Pillion.” Both films were IndieWire Critic’s Picks. Chilean filmmaker Diego Céspedes took home the top prize for his directorial debut “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingos.” The 1980s-set drama was an international co-production between Chile, France, Belgium, Spain, and Germany.
Keep reading to find out the 2025 Cannes Film Festival winners:
Palme d’Or:
Grand Prix:
Jury Prize:
Best Actress:
Best Actor:
Best Director:
Best Screenplay:
Camera d’Or: Hasan Hadi, “The President’s Cake”
Special Award: Bi Gan, “Resurrection”
Short Film Palme d’Or:
Golden Eye Documentary Prize:
Queer Palm:
