Cannes Film Festival awards 2018: read our reviews of the winning films

Koreeda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters won 2018’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or – leaving Lee Chang-dong’s equally loved Burning empty-handed. Read all of our reviews of the award-winners here.

Palme d’Or

Grand Prix

Jury Prize

Best Director (Pawel Pawlikowski)

Best Screenplay (Alice Rohrwacher, tie)

Best Screenplay (Nader Saeivar, tie)

Best Actress (Samal Yeslyamova)

Best Actor (Marcello Fonte)

Caméra d’Or for best first feature

Un Certain Regard prize for Best Film

Un Certain Regard prize for Best Direction (Sergei Loznitsa)

Un Certain Regard prize for Best Performance (Victor Polster)

Directors’ Fortnight Art Cinema Award

Critics’ Week Grand Prix

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