{"id":30274,"date":"2026-05-23T20:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/cristian-mungiu-wins-his-second-palme-dor-at-cannes-for-fjord\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:03:27","slug":"cristian-mungiu-wins-his-second-palme-dor-at-cannes-for-fjord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/cristian-mungiu-wins-his-second-palme-dor-at-cannes-for-fjord\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristian Mungiu Wins His Second Palme d’Or at Cannes for ‘Fjord’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tCristian Mungiu\u2019s complex moral drama \u201cFjord,\u201d starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, has won the Palme d\u2019Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival<\/a>, making the Romanian writer-director the tenth filmmaker to win the coveted award twice \u2014 19 years after his first victory for \u201c4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.\u201d Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s anti-Putin drama \u201cMinotaur\u201d took the Grand Prix, the second-most prestigious honor, with other Competition awards going to \u201cFatherland,\u201d \u201cThe Black Ball,\u201d \u201cThe Dreamed Adventure,\u201d \u201cCoward,\u201d \u201cAll of a Sudden\u201d and \u201cA Man of His Time.\u201d Full list of winners below, with full commentary to follow.<\/p>\n

\n\tCOMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palme d\u2019Or:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cFjord,\u2019 Cristian Mungiu<\/p>\n

Grand Prix:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cMinotaur,\u201d Andrey Zvyagintsev<\/p>\n

Jury Prize: <\/strong>\u201cThe Dreamed Adventure,\u201d Valeska Grisebach<\/p>\n

Best Director:\u00a0<\/strong>(TIE) Javier Calva and Javier Ambrossi, \u201cThe Black Ball\u201d; Pawel Pawlikowski, \u201cFatherland\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Actress:\u00a0<\/strong>Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, \u201cAll of a Sudden\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Actor:<\/strong> Valentin Campagne and Emmanuel Macchia, \u201cCoward\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Screenplay:\u00a0<\/strong>Emmanuel Marre, \u201cA Man of His Time\u201d <\/p>\n

OTHER PRIZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camera d\u2019Or:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cBen\u2019Imana,\u201d Marie Cl\u00e9mentine Dusabejambo<\/p>\n

Short Film Palme d\u2019Or:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFor the Opponents,\u201d Federico Luis<\/p>\n

\n\tPrior to tonight\u2019s ceremony, the festival has also seen the following awards announced:<\/p>\n

\n\tHONORARY PALMES D\u2019OR: <\/strong>Peter Jackson; Barbra Streisand<\/a>; John Travolta<\/p>\n

UN CERTAIN REGARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Un Certain Regard Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cEverytime,\u201d Sandra Wollner<\/p>\n

Jury Prize:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cElephants in the Fog\u201d Abinash Bikram Shah<\/p>\n

Special Jury Prize:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIron Boy,\u201d Louis Clichy<\/p>\n

Best Actress:<\/strong>\u00a0Daniela Mar\u00edn Navarro, Marina de Tavira and Mariangel Villegas, \u201cForever Your Maternal Animal\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Actor:<\/strong>\u00a0Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset, \u201cCongo Boy\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDIRECTORS\u2019 FORTNIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cToo Many Beasts,\u201d Sarah Arnold<\/p>\n

SACD Prize for Best French Film:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cShana,\u201d Shana Pinell<\/p>\n

Audience Choice Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,\u201d Clio Barnard<\/p>\n

Carrosse d\u2019Or: <\/strong>Claire Denis<\/p>\n

CRITICS\u2019 WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grand Prize:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cLa Gradiva,\u201d Marine Atlan<\/p>\n

GAN Foundation Award for Distribution:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cA Girl Unknown,\u201d Zou Jing (Pyramide Distribution)<\/p>\n

Rising Star Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Aina Clotet, \u201cAlive\u201d<\/p>\n

SACD Prize:<\/strong>\u00a0Blerta Basholli and Nicole Borgeat, \u201cDua\u201d<\/p>\n

Canal+ Short Film Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cVaterland or a Bule Named Yanto,\u201d\u00a0Berthold Wahjudi<\/p>\n

\n\tDiscovery Prize for Short Film:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cSkinny Boots,\u201d Romain F. Dubois<\/p>\n

\n\tIMMERSIVE COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Immersive Work Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cKat\u00e1basis,\u201d Ugo Arsac<\/p>\n

Special Mention<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cThe Black Mirror Experience,\u201d David Bardos and Dami\u00e0 Ferr\u00e0ndiz<\/p>\n

CIN\u00c9FONDATION AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Prize:<\/strong> \u201cLaser-Cat,\u201d by\u201d Lucas Acher (NYC, United States)<\/p>\n

Second Prize: <\/strong>\u201cSilent Voices,\u201d Nadine Misong Jin (Columbia University, United States)<\/p>\n

Third Prize: <\/strong>(TIE) \u201cNever Enough,\u201d Julius Lagoutte Larsen (La F\u00e9mis, France); \u201cGrowing Stones, Flying Papers,\u201d Roozbeh Gezerseh and Soraya Shamsi (Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, Germany)<\/p>\n

\n\tOTHER AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u2019Oeil d\u2019Or Documentary Prize:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cRehearsals for a Revolution,\u201d Pegah Ahangarani<\/p>\n

Golden Eye Special Jury Prize:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cTin Castle,\u201d Alexander Murphy<\/p>\n

Queer Palm:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,\u201d Jane Schoenbrun<\/p>\n

Queer Palm Discovery Prize: <\/strong>\u201cFlesh and Fuel,\u201d Pierre Le Gall<\/p>\n

\n\tQueer Palm for Short Film: <\/strong>\u201cSilent Voice,\u201d Nadine Misong Jin<\/p>\n

FIPRESCI Award (Competition):<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFjord,\u201d Cristian Mungiu<\/p>\n

FIPRESCI Award (Un Certain Regard):\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cBen\u2019Imana,\u201d Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo<\/p>\n

FIPRESCI Award (Parallel Sections):<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cA Girl Unknown,\u201d Jing Zou<\/p>\n

Ecumenical Jury Award: <\/strong>\u201cFjord,\u201d Cristian Mungiu<\/p>\n

\n\tCannes Soundtrack Award: <\/strong>Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, \u201cMinotaur\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFran\u00e7ois Chalais Prize: <\/strong>\u201cFjord,\u201d Cristian Mungiu<\/p>\n

\n\tCitizenship Prize: <\/strong>\u201cFjord,\u201d Cristian Mungiu<\/p>\n

\n\tAFCAE Art House Cinema Award<\/strong>: \u201cA Man of His Time,\u201d Emmanuel Marre<\/p>\n

\n\tPrix du Cin\u00e9ma Positif: <\/strong>\u201cCoward,\u201d Lukas Dhont<\/p>\n

\n\tPalm Dog:<\/strong>\u00a0Yuri, \u201cLa Perra\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPalm Dog Special Mention: <\/strong>Lola, \u201cI See Buildings Fall Like Lightning\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTroph\u00e9e Chopard for Female Revelation of the Year: <\/strong>Odessa A\u2019zion<\/p>\n

\n\tTroph\u00e9e Chopard for Male Revelation of the Year: <\/strong>Connor Swindells<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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