And the Palme d’Or goes to….The Winners of Cannes FF 2015 Consort News May 25, 2015 Actors, Events, Film and TV And the Palme d’Or goes to… Jacques Audiard’s refugee drama Dheepan, while Son of Saul gets the Grand Prix. French director Jacques Audiard has won this year’s Palme d’Or for his drama Dheepan, a story of Tamil, a refugee trying to make a new life in France. This year’s Grand Prix was awarded to the Holocaust drama Son of Saul, the acclaimed debut film by Hungarian director László Nemes, while the festival’s Jury Prize went to The Lobster, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and backed by the BFI Film Fund. The Camera d’Or is the festival’s prize for best first feature, which this year went to Colombian César Augusto Acevedo for his family drama La tierra y la sombra. Winners in full Palme d’Or Jacques Audiard for Dheepan Grand Prix László Nemes for Son of Saul Jury Prize Yorgos Lanthimos for The Lobster Camera d’Or César Augusto Acevedo for La tierra y la sombra [Land and Shade] Best director Hou Hsiao-hsien for The Assassin Best screenplay Michel Franco for Chronic Best actress Rooney Mara for Carol and Emmanuelle Bercot for Mon roi Best actor Vincent Lindon for La Loi du marche Short film Ely Dagher for Waves ‘98 Honorary Palme d’Or Agnès Varda Post by: Jennifer Niejadlik. Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.