THE SQUARE Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2017; Full List of Winners!

The 70th anniversary Cannes Film Festival has concluded today by announcing their award winners, including the Palme d'Or awarded to The Square. In honor of the anniversary, several special awards were added to this year's line-up, including a special award for Nicole Kidman and a tie for screenplay. Scroll down to see the full list of awards!

The Festival de Cannes is the largest film event in the world. It aims to draw attention to and raise the profile of films and, in doing so, contribute to the development of cinema and boost the film industry internationally. For twelve days each year, it attracts thousands of professionals and film enthusiasts from all over the world, who come to celebrate the cinema in a unique setting buzzing with cultural and artistic energy. In the midst of this privileged environment of discovery and vibrant mix of cultures, the Official Selection is revealed, which culminates in the award of the Palme d'Or to the best film entry during the Closing Ceremony.

COMPETITION

Palme d'Or: "The Square" (Ruben Östlund)

Special Prize: Nicole Kidman

Grand Prix: "BPM (Beats Per Minute)" (Robin Campillo)

Director: Sofia Coppola, "The Beguiled"

Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, "You Were Never Really Here"

Actress: Diane Kruger, "In the Fade"

Jury Prize: "Loveless" (Andrey Zvyagintsev)

Screenplay - TIE: "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" (Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou) and "You Were Never Really Here" (Lynne Ramsay)

OTHER PRIZES

Camera d'Or: "Jeune femme" (Montparnasse-Bienvenüe) (Léonor Serraille)

Short Films Palme d'Or: "Xiao Cheng Er Yue" (Qiu Yang)

Short Films Special Mention: "Katto" (Teppo Airaksinen)

Golden Eye Documentary Prize: "Faces Places" (Visages Villages) (Agnès Varda, JR)

Ecumenical Jury Prize: "Radiance" (Naomi Kawase)

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Un Certain Regard Award: "A Man of Integrity," Mohammad Rasoulof

Best Director: Taylor Sheridan, "Wind River"

Jury Prize: Michel Franco, "April's Daughter"

Best Performance: Jasmine Trinca, "Fortunata"

Award for Poetry of Cinema: Mathieu Amalric, "Barbara"

DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT

Art Cinema Award: "The Rider" (Chloe Zhao)

Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize - TIE: "Lover for a Day" (Philippe Garrel) and "Let the Sunshine In" (Claire Denis)

Europa Cinemas Label: "A Ciambra" (Jonas Carpignano)

CRITICS' WEEK

Grand Prize: "Makala" (Emmanuel Gras)

Visionary Prize: "Gabriel and the Mountain" (Fellipe Barbosa)

Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: "Ava" (Léa Mysius)

FIPRESCI

Competition: "BPM (Beats Per Minute)"

Un Certain Regard: "Closeness" (Kantemir Balagov)

Directors' Fortnight: "The Nothing Factory" (Pedro Pinho)

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