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