Director Steven Spielberg, President of the 66th Cannes film festival, holds a clapperboard.
Twenty films packed with sex, violence and emotional anguish vied for the Palme d'Or, one of the most coveted film awards after the Oscars. The eventual winner was an intimate lesbian love story by French director Abdellatif Kechiche
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Winners at the 2013 Cannes film festival
Winners of the 66th Cannes festival, the world's largest cinema showcase, were:
Palme d'Or (Best Film) - "La Vie d'Adele" (Blue is the Warmest Colour) by Abdellatif Kechiche (France)
Grand Prix (Runner-up) - "Inside Llewyn Davis" by Ethan and Joel Coen (U.S.)
Jury Prize (Third Prize) - "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" (Like Father, Like Son) by Kore-Eda Hirokazu (Japan)
Camera d'Or (Debut Film) - "Ilo Ilo" by Anthony Chen (Singapore)
Best Director - "Heli" by Amat Escalante (Mexico)
Best Screenplay - "Tian Zhu Ding" (A Touch of Sin) by Jia Zhangke (China)
Best Actress - Berenice Bejo in "Le Passe" (The Past) (France)
Best Actor - Bruce Dern in "Nebraska" (U.S.)
Short Film - "Safe" by Moon Byoung-Gon (South Korea)