"Triangle of Sadness", a film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday (May 28).
It was the second Palme d'Or win for Ostlund who won the Palme d'Or in 2017 for his film "The Square", a satire about a prestigious art curator.
The filmmaker said he hoped the movie would bring audiences back to cinemas for a shared experience.
"I want them to... really create a reason for them to go and watch something together in one room. You know, when you watch a film like 'Triangle of Sadness', that is wild and entertaining and maybe surprising, it creates something if someone sitting next to you. So when you are a little shocked, then you are shocked together and you laugh together, hopefully," he said after the award ceremony.
The festival awarded two films the Grand Prix: "Close", a film by Belgian director Lukas Dhont about friendship and masculinity, and "Stars at Noon," which is set in modern-day Nicaragua, by French auteur filmmaker Claire Denis.
Denis's film was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and actor Robert Pattinson, whom Denis had envisioned in its lead, was not able to take part, with Denis casting actor Joe Alwyn at the last minute to star opposite Margaret Qualley.
"Like me, they had to wait. And we made it and we were very happy together," Denis said of her cast and crew who shot the film just six months ago in December 2021.
The jury prize also went to two films, "The Eight Mountains" by Belgian directors Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch and "EO", by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski, which is told through the eyes of a donkey.
South Korean star Song Kang-ho picked up the best actor award for his role in "Broker" while South Korean director Park Chan-wook won the best director prize for his romantic thriller "Decision to Leave."
The movie's lack of violence and sex surprised some fans of Park, whose previous works include the brutal "Oldboy" but the director said he simply chose the styles that worked for his subject matter.
"I always try to come up with the best possible style and form to fit a specific story, a specific film, that's what I do. So, who knows, next film I come back with may have even more violence and sex," said Park.
Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress for her role as a journalist tracking a serial killer in "Holy Spider," was visibly moved.
"I think not only in Iran, but every day women are not really seen. They don't have really that much voice as men. In Iran it's worse. And I think I gave a lot to this movie and to this character. I brought some really personal emotion and stuff, personal experiences of my personal life. So I really think that, you know, I was so inspired by journalists, by women, by all those women, I know that those who are so brave," she said.
"I would love to share this with all those women I know and maybe I don't know, this is for all of us."
French actress Carole Bouquet announced a surprise 75th anniversary prize to mark the festival's birthday. It went to Belgian directing brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for "Tori and Lokita."
"I hope that the public will go see the film, and will be moved by the fate of these two characters, these two young exiles, and that some prejudices could be erased, that there will concern, empathy for them. And because this is a real problem, I hope too that the law can change," said Luc Dardenne.
The best screenplay award went to Swedish-Egyptian filmmaker Tarik Saleh's "Boy From Heaven", set in a religious university.
"I was playing sort of a game with myself. What if I place a political thriller inside of Al-Azhar University? I was like, 'You can't do that. You can't, don't do that'... And now we're here and there is a film. So, yes, I mean, I had many second thoughts about it. I can tell you that," he said.
The Camera d'Or prize for best debut feature was awarded to Riley Keough and Gina Gammell.
" I'm just so honoured, we are so honoured and we feel so, we are eternally grateful. It's life-changing, really," said Gammell.
For its 75th anniversary edition, the festival resumed its traditional calendar in May following two years of pandemic disruptions and marked the return of parties and kissing -- both of which were not permitted last year due to strict COVID protocols.
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