‘The Life of Adèle’, Palma de Oro in Cannes

The Mexican Amat Escalante wins the award for best director for his film 'Heli'.

The jury of the 66th edition of the Cannes Festival, chaired for the first time by Steven Spielberg, has chosen to award the Palme d'Or to Adèle's life, a lesbian love story directed by Frenchman Abdellatif Kechiche.

The director and the two protagonists, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, received the award in tears, after winning over 19 other films in one of the most important film events in the world.

The Mexican Amat Escalante was awarded the best director award for his film Heli.

American Bruce Dern for Nebraska and the French actress Berenice Bejo for The Past, prevailed in the interpretation section.

The Golden Camera for best first feature went to Anthony Chen for Joy Joy, while the Palme d'Or for best short film has been awarded to Safe, de Moon Byonung-Gon.

Honors

OFFICIAL SECTION

Palme d'Or: “The Life of Adèle”, by Abdellatif Kechiche.

Grand Jury Prize: "Inside Llewyn Davis", de Joel y Ethan Coen.

Best director: Amat Escalante, for “Heli”.

Jury Prize: “Like father, like son”, de Hirokazu Kore-Eda.

Best actor: Bruce Dern, for “Nebraska”, by Alexander Payne.

Best actress: Bérénice Bejo, for “Le passé”, by Asghar Farhadi.

Best script: Jia Zhangke for “A touch of sin.”

Golden Camera for best debut film: “Ilo Ilo”, by Anthony Chen.

Palme d'Or for best short film: “Safe”, de Moon Byonung-Gon.

SECTION “A CERTAIN LOOK”

“A Certain Look” Award: “The missing picture”, de Rithy Panh.

Premio del Jurado de “Una cierta mirada”: “Omar”, de Hany Anu-Assad.

Premio mejor director de “Una cierta mirada”: Alain Guiraudie, por “L’inconnu du lac”.

Premio del futuro: “Fruitvale Station”, de Ryan Coogler.

Premio de interpretación: Karen Martínez, Brandon López y Rodolfo Domínguez, protagonistas del filme hispano-mexicano “La jaula de oro”, de Diego Quemada-Díez.