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It's the annual three-ring extravaganza of French Riviera glamour, cheezy publicity stunts, and otherwise serious promotion of film known the world over as Cannes.

Watch for the official lineup to be announced in April 2010 followed by the 63rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicking off on May 12, with the jury awarding the top Palme d'Or prize for best film on May 23, 2010.

Cannes History

Since the first festival was organized in 1946, the major Cannes Film Festival award has been the Palme d’Or or Golden Palm (known as the Grand Prix until 1955) for best film.

Other awards include best direction, best screenplay, best actor, best actress, the Grand Jury Prize, the Special Jury Prize, the Critics Award, and the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film.

American entries that went on to receive top honors at Cannes have included Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989), the Coen brothers' Barton Fink, (1991) and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). Most recently, the 2005 festival created a worldwide stir when incendiary director Michael Moore won the Palme d'Or for his documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11.

Cannes Film Festival on the Web

Around the Web, check out this year's movie fest (plus this year's top 2009 Cannes film winners), along with pictures, video clips, and industry gossip about the planet's most covered and controversial homage to film ...

Cannes Film Festival - The English language version of the official site featuring news, press releases, entry information, photos and video reports, interviews and year-by-year retrospectives, related resources.

Cannes - A Festival Virgin's Guide - The inside track on what to do and see for the beginner, including info on celeb-spotting, photo gallery, the latest news, FAQ.

The Film Scout's Guide to Cannes - Basic survival guide to those traveling to the festival with advice on wardrobe and what to pack, finding a room and suggested hotels, the party scene & favorite hangouts, related safety tips.

The Cannes Festival Blog - Regular postings with opinion, predictions, rumor & gossip, with links to breaking news, archived coverage.

Palme d'Or - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with the full rundown of Cannes' top prize winners from its earliest days to the present - listed by year, film, director and country.

ROTTEN TOMATOES: Cannes Film Festival - Lists of winners by year or main category including the piece de resistance - links to what the major movie critics really thought.

2009 Cannes Film Festival Winners

Palme d’Or
“The White Ribbon” directed by Michael Haneke

Grand Prix
“The Prophet” directed by Jacques Audiard

Prix de la Mise en Scene - Best Director
Brillante Mendoza, director of “Kinatay”

Prix Exceptional du Jury - Special Jury Prize
Alain Resnais, director of “Wild Grass”

Prix du Scenario - Best Screenplay
“Spring Fever", written by Feng Mei

Camera d’Or - Best First Feature
“Samson and Delilah”, Australia, directed by Warwick Thornton

Camera d’Or Special Mention
“Ajami”, Israel-Germany, directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani

Prix du Jury - Jury Prize
TIE:
“Fish Tank” directed by Andrea Arnold
“Thirst” directed by Park Chan-Wook

Prix d’interpretation feminine - Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist”

Prix d’interpretation masculine - Best Actor
Christoph Waltz, “Inglorious Basterds”

Palme d’Or (short film)
“Arena” - Joao Salaviza

UN CERTAIN REGARD
“Dogtooth,” Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos - WINNER
“Police, Adjective,” Romania, Corneliu Porumboiu - JURY PRIZE
“Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats,” Iran, Bahman Ghobadi - SPECIAL PRIZE
“Le Pere de mes enfants,” France-Germany, Mia Hansen-Love - SPECIAL PRIZE

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