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Winners at the 61st Cannes Film Festival

26-05-2008 - 05:07

Awards given Sunday at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, selected by a nine-member jury headed by actor-director Sean Penn:

_Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The Class," Laurent Cantet (France).

_Grand Prize: "Gomorrah," Matteo Garrone (Italy).

_Jury Prize: "Il Divo," Paolo Sorrentino (Italy).

_Special 61st Anniversary Prizes: Catherine Deneuve (France) and Clint Eastwood (United States).

_Best Director: "Three Monkeys," Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey).

_Best Actor: Benicio Del Toro, "Che" (United States).

_Best Actress: Sandra Corveloni, "Linha de Passe" (Brazil).

_Best Screenplay: "Lorna's Silence," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium).

_Golden Camera (first-time director): "Hunger," Steve McQueen (Britain).

_Best short film: "Megatron," Marian Crisan (Romania).

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