/ 23 May 1997

Cannes roll of honour

Palme d’Or: The Taste of Cherry, by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran) and The Eel, by Shohei Imamura (Japan)

50th Anniversary Prize: Youssef Chahine, Egypt, director of The Destiny

Grand Prize: The Sweet Hereafter, Atom Agoyan, Canada

Best Actress: Kathy Burke in Nil by Mouth, Britain

Best Actor: Sean Penn in She’s So Lovely, USA

Best Director: Wong Kar-Wai, Happy Together, Hong Kong

Best Screenplay: James Schamus, The Ice Storm

Jury Prize: Western, M Poirer, France