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| Romanian drama wins Cannes gold | Romanian drama wins Cannes gold |
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| Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days has won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. | Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days has won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. |
| The film, which follows the harrowing journey of two women as they seek an illegal abortion in Communist Romania, is directed by Cristian Mungiu. | The film, which follows the harrowing journey of two women as they seek an illegal abortion in Communist Romania, is directed by Cristian Mungiu. |
| A Russian actor and a South Korean actress took top acting honours at the annual festival, now in its 60th year. | A Russian actor and a South Korean actress took top acting honours at the annual festival, now in its 60th year. |
| Jeon Do-yeon was named best actress for Secret Sunshine, while Russia's Konstantin Lavronenko won best actor. | |
| Lavronenko was reunited with director Andrei Zviangintsev | Lavronenko was reunited with director Andrei Zviangintsev |
| The 46-year-old Russian actor won the acting award for his role in Russia's The Banishment, by director Andrei Zviagintsev. | |
| The pair previously worked together on The Return, which won the top prize at Venice Film Festival in 2003. | The pair previously worked together on The Return, which won the top prize at Venice Film Festival in 2003. |
| Zviagintsev accepted the prize on behalf of his lead actor: "I am delighted for Konstantin, more than delighted - he deserved this prize," he said. | |
| US director Julian Schnabel won the best director prize for his adaptation of the best-selling French book, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, while Japan's The Mourning Forest claimed the Grand Prix. | US director Julian Schnabel won the best director prize for his adaptation of the best-selling French book, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, while Japan's The Mourning Forest claimed the Grand Prix. |
| The Jury Prize was shared between Mexico's Silent Light, by Carlos Reygadas, and animated Iranian film Persepolis, from Marjane Satrapi and France's Vincent Paronnaud. | |
| Another US director Gus Van Sant, and Cannes favourite, won a special prize - created to celebrate the festival's 60th year- for his film Paranoid Park, about a teenage skateboarder's dark secret. | Another US director Gus Van Sant, and Cannes favourite, won a special prize - created to celebrate the festival's 60th year- for his film Paranoid Park, about a teenage skateboarder's dark secret. |
| The international jury, led by British director Stephen Frears, selected the winners from a shortlist of 22 films, which included Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, David Fincher's Zodiac and Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights. | The international jury, led by British director Stephen Frears, selected the winners from a shortlist of 22 films, which included Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, David Fincher's Zodiac and Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights. |
| Do-yeon plays a grieving mother and wife in the South Korean drama | Do-yeon plays a grieving mother and wife in the South Korean drama |
| US film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen had been among those tipped to take home the Palme d'Or, but left with empty-handed. | US film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen had been among those tipped to take home the Palme d'Or, but left with empty-handed. |
| Commentators had said the unusually large number of veteran directors, several of whom have already won the Palme d'Or, has made the outcome particularly difficult to predict. | Commentators had said the unusually large number of veteran directors, several of whom have already won the Palme d'Or, has made the outcome particularly difficult to predict. |
| In contrast to last year, which saw Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley take the top prize, no British films featured in this year's competition. | In contrast to last year, which saw Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley take the top prize, no British films featured in this year's competition. |
| The annual 12-day event has seen a host of stars grace the red carpet in Cannes, with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and rock icons U2 among the performers attracting press attention. | The annual 12-day event has seen a host of stars grace the red carpet in Cannes, with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and rock icons U2 among the performers attracting press attention. |