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Cannes Film Festival

62nd edition

  • May 24, 2009
  • France

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The White Ribbon.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or The White Ribbon Michael Haneke
Grand Prix A Prophet Jacques Audiard
Jury Prize Thirst Park Chan-wook
Jury Prize Fish Tank Andrea Arnold
Best Director Kinatay Brillante Mendoza
Best Actress in a Leading Role Antichrist Charlotte Gainsbourg
Best Actor in a Leading Role Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz
Best Screenplay Spring Fever Mei Feng
FIPRESCI Prize The White Ribbon Michael Haneke
Lifetime Achievement Award — Alain Resnais

Un Certain Regard

All winners

Un Certain Regard ("A Certain Glance") is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.

Award Movie People
Un Certain Regard Prize Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos
Jury Prize Police, Adjective Corneliu Porumboiu
Special Jury Prize No One Knows About Persian Cats Bahman Ghobadi
Special Jury Prize Father of My Children Mia Hansen-Løve
FIPRESCI Prize Police, Adjective Corneliu Porumboiu

Caméra d'Or

All winners

The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).

Award Movie People
Grand Prix Samson and Delilah Warwick Thornton
Special Mention Ajami Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

Honorary Palme d'Or

All winners

Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or.

Award Movie People
Honorary Award — Clint Eastwood

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