The Swedish satire Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 28. It was Östlund’s second Palme d’Or, after his 2017 film The Square.
History and facts Palme d’Or
- The Palme d’Or is one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry. It is awarded to the film adjudged the best among those contending at the Cannes Film Festival.
- The first Cannes festival was held in 1939, then delayed until 1946 because of World War II.
- The first Cannes International Film Festival was officially opened on the 20th of September 1946 at the former Casino of Cannes.
- The top prize in 1946, then called the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, was awarded to one film from each of the participating countries – including India.
- Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar is the only Indian film to win the award, itself never released in India.
- In 1955, by which time the award was being given to only one film, it was renamed Palme d’Or and given to Delbert Mann’s Marty.
- In 1964, the award’s name was changed back to the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film; in 1975, it became the Palme d’Or once again.
Double Palmes
- Nine directors have ever won the Palme twice, a circle known as “double Palmes”.
- Before Ruben Östlund (2017 and 2022) were Francis Ford Coppola (1974 and 1979), Shoei Imamura (1983 and 1997), Bille August (1988 and 1992), Emir Kusturica (1985 and 1995), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (1999 and 2005), Michael Haneke (2009 and 2012), and Ken Loach (2006 and 2016).
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