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Polanski scores gold at Cannes
28th May 2002
Palme d’Or awarded to The Pianist.


Roman Polanski’s semi-autobiographical Holocaust movie The Pianist was awarded the coveted Palme d’Or at the close of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Paul Thomas Anderson and South Korean director Im Kwon-Taek shared the Best Director award for Punch-Drunk Love and Chihwaseon, respectively.

Here’s the full list of this year’s Cannes Film Festival award winners:

Palme d'Or
The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski (France-Poland)

Grand Prix (runner-up prize)
Mies Vailla Menneisyytta (The Man Without a Past), directed by Aki Kaurismaki (Finland)

Best Director
(tie) Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch-Drunk Love (United States); Im Kwon-Taek, Chihwaseon (South Korea)

Special Jury Prize
Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention), directed by Elia Suleiman (Palestinian)

Special 55th Anniversary Prize
Bowling for Columbine, directed by Michael Moore (United States)

Caméra d'Or (first-time director)
Julie Lopes-Curval, Bord de Mer (France)

Short Film
Eso Utan, directed by Peter Meszaros (Hungary)

Best Screenplay
Paul Laverty, Sweet Sixteen (Britain)

Best Actress
Kati Outinen, The Man Without a Past (Finland)

Best Actor
Olivier Gourmet, Le Fils (The Son) (Belgium)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Woody Allen


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