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Haneke's White Ribbon Wins Palme d'Or

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted May 24, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon took the top prize at Cannes today, while Lars Von Triers’ controversial Antichrist was vindicated with a Best Actress award for Charlotte Gainsbourg, the AP reports. French film A Prophet won second place, with Fish Tank and Thirst tying for third. Christoph Waltz took Best Actor for his portrayal of a Nazi in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

The complete list of winners:

Palme d'Or: The White Ribbon, by Michael Haneke (Austria)
Grand Prize: A Prophet, by Jacques Audiard (France)
Jury Prize: Fish Tank, by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and Thirst, by Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
Special Prize: Alain Resnais
Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, Kinatay (The Philippines)
Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds (United States)
Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist (Denmark)
Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, Spring Fever (China)
Camera d'Or: Samson and Delilah, by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
Best short film: Arena, by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)

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French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, winner of the Best Actress award for the film Antichrist, speaks during the awards ceremony of the 62nd International film festival in Cannes. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz speaks after receiving the Best Actor award for the film Inglourious Basterds during the 62nd International film festival in Cannes. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

Austrian director Michael Haneke with the Palme d'Or award for his film The White Ribbon. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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