CANNES 2013 Winners: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR Wins Palme d’Or

The winners of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival have been announced. This year's jury, which was led by Steven Spielberg chose the lesbian drama "Blue is the Warmest Color" as the winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or. The nominees for the top honors included films such as Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, Nicholas Winding Refn's violent crime thriller "Only God Forgives" starring Ryan Gosling, the Coen Brothers' drama "Inside Llewyn Davis", Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" and "A Separation" director Asghar Farhadi's new drama "The Past". Steven Spielberg declared the following about this year's Palme d'Or winner:

"For me the film is a great love story that made all of feel like we were privileged to be flies on the wall, to be invited into this story of deep love and deep heartbreak. The director did not put any constraints on the narrative and we were absolutely spellbound by the amazing performances of the two actresses, and especially the way the director observed his characters and just let the characters breathe."

In an unusual move, the jury decided to recognize actresses Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux along with the film. "Inside Llewyn Davis", "Nebraska" and "The Past" did not leave home empty handed, however. The Coen Brothers were awarded the Grand Prix and in the acting categories the winners were Bruce Dern ("Nebraska") and Berenice Bejo ("The Past"). Best director was awarded to Amat Escalante for the drug-related gang violence drama "Heli" and Best Screenplay went to Jia Zhangke for "A Touch of Sin".

Here is the full list of winners:

Palme d’Or
La Vie d’Adèle (Blue is the Warmest Color) (Abdellatif Kechiche with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, France)

Grand Prix
Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen)

Prix du Jury
Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Koreeda)

Prix de la Mise en Scène (Best Director)
Amat Escalante (Heli)

Prix du Scénario (Best Screenplay)
Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin)

Prix d’interprétation masculine (Best Actor)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

Prix d’interprétation feminine (Best Actress)
Bérénice Bejo (The Past)

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