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1997

Palme D'or
THE TASTE OF CHERRY, Abbas Kiarostami
UNAGI, Shohei Imamura

50th Anniversary Prize
Youssef Chahine, Al Massir

Grand Prize
THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Atom Egoyan

Best Actress
Kathy Burke, NIL BY MOUTH

Best Actor
Sean Penn, SHE'S SO LOVELY

Best Director
Wong Kar-Wai, HAPPY TOGETHER

Best Screenplay
James Schamus, THE ICE STORM

Jury Prize
WESTERN, Manuel Poirier

Best Short Film
IS IT THE DESIGN OR THE WRAPPER?, Tessa Sheridan

Jury Prize for Short Film
LEONIE, Lieven Debrauwer
LES VACANCES, Emmanuelle Bercot

Golden Camera
MOE NO SUZAKU, Naomi Kawase

Golden Camera Special Mention
LA VIE DE JESUS, Bruno Dumont

Technical Grand Prize
Thierry Arbogast, SHE'S SO LOVELY, THE FIFTH ELEMENT


1996

Palme D'or
SECRETS AND LIES, Mike Leigh

Director
Joel and Ethan Coen, FARGO

Best Screenplay
Jacques Audiard, UN HEROS TRES DISCRET

Female Performance
Brenda Blethyn, SECRETS AND LIES

Joint-Prize for Male Performance
Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, LE HUITIEME JOUR

Grand Jury Prize
BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier

Special Jury Prize
>CRASH, David Cronenberg

Jury Prize
SMALL DEATHS, Lynne Ramsay

Camera D'or
LOVE SERENADE, Shirley Barrett

Palme D'or for Best Short Film
THE WIND/SZEL, Marcell Ivanyi

Technical Prize
Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou, MICROCOSMOS


1995

Palme D'or
UNDERGROUND, Emir Kusturica

Director
Mathieu Kassovitz, LA HAINE

Female Performance
Helen Mirren, THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE

Male Performance
Jonathan Pryce, CARRINGTON

Grand Jury Prize
TO VLEMMA TOU ODYSSEA, Theo Angelopoulos

Special Jury Prize
CARRINGTON, Christopher Hampton

Jury Prize
N'OUBLIE PAS QUE TU VAS MOURIR, Xavier Beauvois

Camera D'or
THE WHITE BALLOON, Jafar Panahi

Camera D'or Special Mention
DENISE CALLS UP, Harold Salwen

Palme D'or for Best Short Film
GAGARIN, Alexeï Kharitidi

Jury Prize for Best Short Film
SWINGER, Gregor Jordon

Technical Prize
Lu Yue, Olivier Chiavassa, Bruno Patin, SHANGHAI TRIAD


1994

Palme D'or
PULP FICTION, Quentin Tarantino

Director
Nanni Moretti, CARO DIARIO/DEAR DIARY

Male Performance
Ge You, TO LIVE

Female Performance
Virna Lisi, QUEEN MARGOT

Grand Jury Prize
BURNT BY THE SUN, Nikita Mikhalkov
TO LIVE, Zhang Yimou

Jury Prize
QUEEN MARGOT, Patrice Chéreau

Jury Prize for Short Film
LEMMING AID
SYRUP

Camera D'or -Feature
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE DEAD

Camera D'or Special Attention
THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE

Palme D'or for Best Short Subject
EL HEROE

Technical Prize
PITOF, Dead Tired

International Critics' Prize
EXOTICA, Atom Egoyan
BAB ELQUED CITY

Critic's Week Jury Prize Feature:
CLERKS, Kevin Smith

Critic's Week Jury Prize Short
PERFORMANCE ANXIETY


1993

Palme D'or
THE PIANO, Jane Campion
FAREWELL, MY CONCUBINE, Chen Kaige

Director
Mike Leigh, NAKED

Male Performance
David Thewlis, NAKED

Female Performance
Holly Hunter, THE PIANO

Grand Jury
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!, Wim Wenders

Jury
RAINING STONES, Ken Loach
PUPPET MASTERS, Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Camera D'or
SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA, Tran Anh Hung

Camera D'or Special Mention
FRIENDS, Elaine Proctor

Palme D'or for Best Short Subject
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES: SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA, Jim Jarmusch

Technical Achievement In Images and Sound-Feature
Jean Gargonne and Vincent Arnardi, MAZEPPA

Technical Achievement In Images and Sound-Short
Grant Lahood, THE SINGING TROPHY

International Critic's Prize
FAREWELL, MY CONCUBINE, Chen Kaige


1992

Palme D'or
THE BEST INTENTIONS, Bille August

Direction
Robert Altman, THE PLAYER

Male Performance
Tim Robbins, THE PLAYER

Female Performance
Pernilla August, THE BEST INTENTIONS

Grand Jury Prize
STOLEN CHILDREN, Gianni Amelio

Jury Prize
EL SOL DEL MEMBRILLO, Victor Erice
AN INDEPENDENT LIFE, Vitaly Kanevsky

45th Anniversary Award
HOWARDS END, James Ivory

Camera D'or
MAC, John Turturro

Technical Award for Visual and Aural Excellence
THE VOYAGE, Fernando Solanas


1991

Palme D'or
BARTON FINK, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Grand Prix
EUROPA, EUROPA, Lars Von Trier
A, Hors De Vie

Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, BARTON FINK

Male Performance
John Turturro, BARTON FINK

Female Performance
Irène Jacob, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE

Supporting Performance
Samuel L. Jackson, JUNGLE FEVER

Camera D'or
TOTO LE HEROS, Jaco Van Dormael

Palme D'or for Best Short
WITH HANDS IN THE AIR, Mitko Panov

Jury Prize for Best Short
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, Bill Plympton

Technical Award for Visual and Aural Excellence
EUROPA, EUROPA


1990

Palme D'or
WILD AT HEART, David Lynch

Grand Prix
STING OF DEATH, Kohei Oguri Tilai, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Burkina Faso

Director
Pavel Lungin, TAXI BLUES

Male Performance
Gérard Depardieu, CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Female Performance
Krystyna Janda, THE INTERROGATION

Artistic Contribution
Gleb Panfilov, THE MOTHER

Jury Prize
HIDDEN AGENDA, Ken Loach

Camera D'or
DON'T MOVE, DIE OR COME BACK TO LIFE, Vitaly Kanevsky

Cinematography
Pierre L'homme, CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Short
THE LUNCH DATE, Adam Davidson