Sean Baker's 'Anora,' a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or.
Sean Baker holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Anora,' during the awards ceremony of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024 Sean Baker's "Anora," a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or.
"All We Imagine As Light," about sisterhood in modern Mumbai, won the Grand Prix, Cannes' second-highest honour. Payal Kapadia's second feature was the first Indian in competition in Cannes in 30 years. Some thought Moore might take best actress but that award instead went to an ensemble of actors: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz for Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Perez," a Spanish-language musical about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to a woman. Gascón, who accepted the award, is the first trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.
During the brief awards ceremony, Lucas was to be given an honorary Palme d'Or. During the festival, Cannes gave the same tribute to Meryl Streep and the Japanese anime factory Studio Ghibli.The three people killed in last weekend's tragic collision between a speedboat and a fishing boat north of Kingston are being remembered Friday.
An emotional outburst in a London, Ont. courtroom Friday disrupted the sentencing hearing of a woman who pleaded guilty for her part in the death of 29-year-old Mohammed Abdallah.A man is dead, and three others are in hospital after a flying wheel crashed into a coach bus on the QEW in St. Catharines.The statue of J.H. Tabaret at the University of Ottawa has been vandalized, as a picture taken by CTV News shows red paint sprayed all over it.
The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia on Saturday called on supporters to "remain mobilized" across the French Pacific archipelago and "maintain resistance" against the Paris government's efforts to impose electoral reforms that the Indigenous Kanak people fear would further marginalize them.Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies said they had moved toward agreement on a U.S.
Luciano Benetton says he's stepping down as chairman of family-run brand as losses top US$100 million Mounties in Langley are asking the public for help as they investigate a hit-and-run crash that occurred in the township earlier this week.BC Conservatives have rejected a non-competition deal proposed by BC United, the party formerly known as the BC Liberals says, putting an end to talks about a possible merge between the two parties.Family of toddler found dead at small-town Ont.
A pair of Purolator transport truck drivers from Guelph, Ont. are being hailed as heroes for their efforts in helping a person in crisis.Waterloo unveils fully accessible, self-cleaning washroom
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