Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard wins Palme D'or with refugee film, Cate Blanchett misses out on best actress

By Stephanie Bunbury
Updated May 25 2015 - 11:13pm, first published 10:49pm
French director Jacques Audiard reacts after being awarded with the Palme d'Or. Photo: Valery Hache
French director Jacques Audiard reacts after being awarded with the Palme d'Or. Photo: Valery Hache
Refugee Antonythasan Jesuthasan stars in Palme D'ore winning 'Dheepan'
Refugee Antonythasan Jesuthasan stars in Palme D'ore winning 'Dheepan'
Michael Caine & Harvey Keitel in Paolo Sorrentino's Cannes film 'Youth'
Michael Caine & Harvey Keitel in Paolo Sorrentino's Cannes film 'Youth'
Cate Blanchett arriving for screening of the film 'Sicario' at Cannes. Photo: Valery Hache
Cate Blanchett arriving for screening of the film 'Sicario' at Cannes. Photo: Valery Hache

After an up-and-down festival where the winners were impossible for even the most sagacious bookie to call, the Cannes Film Festival jury last night gave the coveted Palme D'Or to a closely observed drama about illegal immigrants. Dheepan, which was gripping, subtly detailed and remarkably unpredictable given that it dealt with a subject of daily headlines, was directed by French favourite Jacques Audiard.

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