Cannes Film Festival Prize Winners

Awards presented at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by U.S. actor Robert De Niro.:

- Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The Tree of Life" by Terrence Malick (United States)

The Tree of life directed by the American Terrence Malick won the 2011 Golden Palm of Cannes festival. The film featured the life of Jack, the eldest son of a Midwestern family in the 1950s. He tries to find answers to the meaning of life and the relation with God through shots from the innocence of childhood to disillusioned adult years.

- Grand Prize: Shared between "The Kid with the Bike" by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium) and "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)

- Jury Prize: "Poliss" by Maiwenn (France)

- Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn for "Drive" (Denmark)

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn for his action movie " Drive". He filmed the life of a Hollywood stunt driver who works for mafia as a driver-for-hire. He finds himself a target for some of most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor.

- Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" (France)

French Jean Dujardin for his role in "The Artist" by Michel Hazanavicius. A black and white silent movie talking about George Valentin, a famous silent movie star who risks to end his successful career as talking pictures arrive.

- Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia" (film from Denmark, actress from United States)

Acting Justine in Lars Von Trier's "Melancholia", the American actress Kirsten Dunst, 29 years old, featured a melancholic woman who is celebrating her wedding when Melancholia planet heads towards Earth announcing the end of life.

- Best Screenplay: Joseph Cedar, "Footnote" (Israel)

"Footnote" by the Israeli director Joseph Cedar was granted the best screenplay. The 106-minute movie mirrored a great rivalry between a father and son who are both eccentric professors.

- Camera d'Or (first-time director): "Las Acacias" by Pablo Giorgelli (Argentina)

- Best short film: "Country" by Maryna Vroda (Ukraine)