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Cannes festival

May 24, 2010

The winners at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival included French directors and a Spanish actor, but the biggest surprise of the night was the film that took home the top Palme d'Or prize.

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the "Golden Palm" for the best filmImage: AP

The 2010 Cannes Film Festival concluded Sunday evening, with France taking home three awards, including the Best Actress, Director and Grand Prix awards.

The jury, headed by US director Tim Burton, honored Frenchman Xavier Beauvois's film "Of Gods and Men," with the Grand Prix award.

The Best Director prize went to fellow Frenchman Mathieu Amalric for "On Tour."

Director Mathieu Amalric with actresses Julie Atlas Muz, Dirty Martini, Mimi Le Meaux, Evie Lovelle and Kitten on the Keys
Amalric's film tells the story of a troupe of American burlesque artists on tour ín FranceImage: AP

French actress Juliet Binoche won the Best Actress award for her role in Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's film "Certified Copy."

The prize for Best Actor was shared by Spanish actor Javier Bardem and Italian actor Elio Germano.

In perhaps the most surprising twist of the evening, the avant guard film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or, beating the pre-award favorite "Another Year" from British director Mike Leigh.

The Cannes film prize, awarded each spring in the south of France, is in its 63rd year. Last year the prestigious Palme d'Or went to the film "The White Ribbon" by Austrian director Michael Haneke.

Germany did not have any films win a prize this year.

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Editor: Rob Turner

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