It’s debatable what type of effect a victory of Cannes will have when it comes to the Oscars.  Indeed, because of the festival’s international nature, it’s often the case that some of the most acclaimed films at Cannes aren’t even eligible to be nominated.  Blue Is The Warmest Colour was one of the best films to released in the United States last year but its victory at Cannes certainly did not translate into Oscar nominations.  However, at the same time, there’s probably some truth to the theory that winning the Palme d’Or allowed some of the more mainstream-minded Academy voters to consider The Tree of Life as a legitimate Oscar possibility, as opposed to just an art house indulgence.

So, in other words — who knows?

One thing is for sure.  Winning at Cannes will definitely not hurt the Oscar chances of Bennett Miller, Timothy Spall, and Julianne Moore.  In fact, the only film that truly seems to have been knocked out of Oscar consideration by its Cannes reception would appear to be Grace of Monaco.  (Well, okay — Lost River, too.  But was anyone expecting Lost River to be an Oscar nominee before it premiered at Cannes?)

Anyway, enough of me pretending to be an expert on how the Oscars work!  Here are the winners from Cannes:

In Competition

• Palme d’Or – Winter Sleep by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Grand Prix – The Wonders by Alice Rohrwacher
• Best Director – Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher
• Best Screenplay – Andrey Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin for Leviathan
• Best Actress – Julianne Moore for Maps to the Stars
• Best Actor – Timothy Spall for Mr. Turner
• Jury Prize – Mommy by Xavier Dolan and Goodbye to Language by Jean-Luc Godard

Un Certain Regard^[39]

• Un Certain Regard Award – White God by Kornél Mundruczó
• Un Certain Regard Jury Prize – Force Majeure by Ruben Östlund
• Un Certain Regard Special Prize – The Salt of the Earth by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
• Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize – The cast of Party Girl
• Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actor – David Gulpilil for Charlie’s Country

Cinéfondation^[40]

• First Prize – Skunk by Annie Silverstein
• Second Prize – Oh Lucy! by Atsuko Hirayanagi
• Third Prize – Sourdough by Fulvio Risuleo and The Bigger Picture by Daisy Jacobs

Golden Camera

• Caméra d’Or – Party Girl by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis

Short Films^[41]

• Short Film Palme d’Or – Leidi by Simón Mesa Soto
• Special Mention:
  • Aïssa by Clément Trehin-Lalanne
  • Yes We Love by Hallvar Witzø