Cannes International Film Festival 2009 Winners

Congratulations to our very own Brillante Mendoza for bagging the Best Director award at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival.

Complete list of winners:

Palme d’Or (Golden Palm): “The White Ribbon,” by Michael Haneke (Austria)

Grand Prix (runner up): “A Prophet,” by Jacques Audiard (France)

Jury Prize: “Fish Tank,” by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and “Thirst,” By Park Chan-wook (South Korea)

Special Career Prize: Alain Resnais, director of “Wild Grass”

Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, “Kinatay” (The Philippines)

Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” (United States)

Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist” (Denmark)

Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, “Spring Fever” (China)

Camera d’Or (for debut film): “Samson and Delilah,” by Warwick Thornton (Australia)

Best short film: “Arena,” by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)