Cannes Film Festival winners – who won the Palme d’Or and Grand Prix last year and what films have won the top prizes?
All you need to know about previous winners of Palme d'Or and Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival
THE Cannes Film Festival 2018 will see 18 films battle it out for the prestigious Palme d'Or award in May 2018.
But what films were awarded the Palme d'Or and Grand Prix last year? Here is the lowdown...
Who won the Palme d'Or and Grand Prix in 2017?
The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017.
The opening and closing ceremonies were hosted by Italian actress Monica Bellucci.
The Palme d'Or was awarded to The Square, a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund. The film also served as the closing night film of the festival.
The Grand Prix was award to BPM (Beats per Minute), a French film directed by Robin Campillo.
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organising committee.
The Grand Prix, an award bestowed by the jury of the festival, is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or.
What other films have won the Palme d'Or?
Going back to 2000, the following films have also won the Palme d'Or...
- 2000, Dancer in the Dark - directed by Lars von Trier
- 2001, The Son's Room - directed by Nanni Moretti
- 2002, The Pianist - directed by Roman Polanski
- 2003, Elephant - directed by Gus Van Sant
- 2004, Fahrenheit 9/11 - directed by Michael Moore
- 2005, The Child L'enfant - directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
- 2006, The Wind That Shakes the Barley - directed by Ken Loach
- 2007, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - directed by Cristian Mungiu
- 2008, The Class - directed by Laurent Cantet
- 2009, The White Ribbon - directed by Michael Haneke
- 2010, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- 2011, The Tree of Life - directed by Terrence Malick
- 2012, Amour - directed by Michael Haneke
- 2013, Blue Is the Warmest Colour - directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
- 2014, Winter Sleep - directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- 2015, Dheepan - directed by Jacques Audiard
- 2016, I, Daniel Blake - directed by Ken Loach
- 2017, The Square - directed by Ruben Östlund
What other films have won the Grand Prix?
Going back to 2000, the following films have also won the Grand Prix...
- 2000, Devils on the Doorstep - directed by Jiang Wen
- 2001, The Piano Teacher - directed by Michael Haneke
- 2002, The Man Without a Past - directed by Aki Kaurismäki
- 2003, Uzak - directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- 2004, Oldboy - directed by Park Chan-wook
- 2005, Broken Flowers - directed byJim Jarmusch
- 2006, Flanders - directed by Bruno Dumont
- 2007, The Mourning Forest- directed by Naomi Kawase
- 2008, Gomorra - directed by Matteo Garrone
- 2009, A Prophet - directed by Jacques Audiard
- 2010, Of Gods and Men - directed by Xavier Beauvois
- 2011, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- 2011, The Kid with a Bike - directed by The Dardenne Brothers Belgium
- 2012, Reality - directed by Matteo Garrone
- 2013, Inside Llewyn Davis - directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
- 2014, The Wonders- directed by Alice Rohrwacher
- 2015, Son of Saul - directed by László Nemes
- 2016, It's Only the End of the World - directed by Xavier Dolan
- 2017, BPM (Beats per Minute) - directed by Robin Campillo
Cannes Festival celebrated its 70th anniversary by bringing together film royalty as well as former Palme d'Or winners