The show must go on, even without electricity. On Saturday morning, Cannes and the region surrounding it experienced a high power outage on the final day of the Cannes Film Festival, after power lines were sawed off in the Alpes-Maritimes. Police suspect foul play, but power was eventually restored at the festival, which has an independent power supply ready to go.
Leading up to Saturday night’s closing ceremony, all eyes were on Neon as the film production company has previously won the last five Palme d’Or at Cannes. And sure enough, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident won this year’s top prize — Neon just scored North American rights for the film a few days ago.
Elsewhere, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value won the Grand Prize, Cannes breakout Nadia Melitti won Best Actress for her role in The Little Sister, and Wagner Moura won Best Actor for The Secret Agent. As for already presented prizes, Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington both won honorary Palme d’Ors for their lifetime achievements in cinema history. Another guy was presented with an award in Cannes at a different event, but let’s not get into that now.
Below are all the winners announced during the 2025 Cannes closing ceremony.
Palme d’Or
Palme d’Or
It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prize
Sentimental Value
Jury Prize (Tie)
Sirât
Sound of Falling
Best Actor
Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent
Best Actress
Nadia Melitti for The Little Sister
Best Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent
Special Award (Prix Spécial)
Resurrection
Best Screenplay
Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne for The Young Mother’s Home
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Winner
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Jury Prize
A Poet
Best Director Prize
Tarzan and Arab Nasser for Once Upon a Time in Gaza
Performance Awards
Cléo Diara for I Only Rest in the Storm
Frank Dillane for Urchin
Best Screenplay
Harry Lighton for Pillion
Special Mention
Norah
Other categories
Short Film Palme d’Or
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Short Film Special Mention
Ali
Camera d’Or
The President’s Cake
Camera d’Or Special Mention
My Father’s Shadow
Immersive Competition
From Dust
Critics’ Week
A Useful Ghost
Golden Eye Documentary Prize
Imago
Golden Eye Special Jury Prize
The Six Billion Dollar Man
Queer Palm
Little Sister
Palme Dog
The Love That Remains
Directors’ Fortnight Audience award
The President’s Cake
Honorary Palme d’Or
Robert De Niro
Denzel Washington
Cinéfondation
First Prize: First Summer
Second Prize: 12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony
Third Prize (tie): Ginger Boy (Separated) and Winter in March