*%PALME D'OR FOR MICHAEL HANEKE:{

She has dared to do it, this year's Palme D'Or has gone to Michael Haneke's Das weiße Band (The White Ribbon). President of the jury and lead actress in Haneke's 2001 La Pianiste for which she herself won at Cannes for Best Actress, Isabelle Huppert and the other members of the jury have chosen Haneke's latest film as the winner of the Palme. I don't think many people expected it as they didn't think Huppert would give it to Haneke as it could have been a too obvious choice and lead to suspicion of whether or not the film really deserved it or that she has awarded Haneke as a friendly gesture. It's Haneke's first Palme after being already nominated for the prize four times! So... Huppert president of the jury, Haneke wins, coincidence or not? Of course Huppert hasn't been the only jury member and I trust her for choosing a worthy winner, so for now I just go with it and will be naive enough to believe that this is a deserved win, after I've seen the film I will decide if it truly has been worth of winning the Palme or not. But I love Haneke, so congrats!! :)

Best Actress - Charlotte Gainsbourg for Lars Von Trier's Antichrist
Best Actor - Christopher Waltz for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
Grand Prix - Jacques Audiard for Un Prophète
Best Director - Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay
Best Screenplay - Lou Ye for Spring Fever
Prix Du Jury - Split between Fish Tank and Thirst

Alain Resnais received a special prize for his entire oeuvre.