Cannes Film Festival Ends With Palme d’Or for Fjord

The 79th Cannes Film Festival concluded on Saturday with an awards ceremony at the Palais des Festivals, where Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s film “Fjord” was awarded the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize. The ceremony, hosted by French actress Eye Haidara, marked the end of two weeks of premieres and red carpet events on the French Riviera.

The festival’s top honor was presented by Scottish actor Tilda Swinton. The Grand Prix, the second highest award, went to Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev for “Minotaur.” The Jury Prize was awarded to Valeska Grisebach for “The Dreamed Adventure.” The best director award was shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for “The Black Ball” and Pawel Pawlikowski for “Fatherland.”

In the acting categories, the best actress prize was awarded jointly to Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto for their roles in “All of a Sudden.” The best actor award was shared by Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne for their performances in “Coward.” Emmanuel Marre won the best screenplay award for “A Man of His Time.”

The jury for the main competition was led by South Korean filmmaker Park Chanwook. The panel also included directors Chloe Zhao, Laura...