Congratulations Warwick Thornton

Congratulations to Warwick Thornton, who has just won the Camera d'Or, the prize for best first feature at Cannes Film Festival. Samson and Delilah was well received by the critics and the jury obviously took warmly to it as well.

ABC Online reports:
"The jury described it as the best love film they had seen for many years."

The Age reports:
"Thank you for believing in our first-born baby," Thornton said as he accepted the award. "I don't know what to say. Viva Cannes, viva le cinema."

An emotional Warwick Thornton accepts the Camera D'Or award from actress Isabelle Adjani at Cannes.
















See also: video clip at The Age

All the Cannes winners:

In Competition:
Feature films

Palme d'Or
DAS WEISSE BAND (THE WHITE RIBBON) directed by Michael HANEKE

Grand Prix
UN PROPHÈTE (A PROPHET) directed by Jacques AUDIARD

Award for Best Director
Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY

Award for Best Screenplay
LOU Ye for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever)

Award for Best Actress
Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars VON TRIER

Award for Best Actor
Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO

Jury Prize Ex-aequo
FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD
BAK-JWI (THIRST) directed by PARK Chan-Wook

Vulcain Prize for an artist technician, awarded by the C.S.T.
MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET

Lifetime achievement award for his work
LES HERBES FOLLES (WILD GRASS) directed by Alain RESNAIS

Short films

Palme d'Or - Short Film
ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA

Short Film Special Distinction
THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Louis SUTHERLAND, Mark ALBISTON

Un Certain Regard:

Un Certain Regard Prize - Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema
KYNODONTAS (DOGTOOTH) directed by Yorgos LANTHIMOS

Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard
POLITIST, ADJECTIV (POLICE, ADJECTIVE) directed by Corneliu PORUMBOIU

Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize Ex-aequo
KASI AZ GORBEHAYE IRANI KHABAR NADAREH (NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS) directed by Bahman GHOBADI
LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS (FATHER OF MY CHILDREN ) directed by Mia HANSEN-LØVE

Cinefondation:

1st Prize Cinéfondation
BÁBA directed by Zuzana KIRCHNEROVÁ-ŠPIDLOVÁ

2nd Prize - Cinéfondation
GOODBYE directed by SONG Fang

3rd Prize Cinéfondation Ex-aequo
DIPLOMA directed by Yaelle KAYAM
NAMMAE UI JIP (DON'T STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE) directed by JO Sung-hee

Golden Camera:

Caméra d'or
SAMSON AND DELILAH directed by Warwick THORNTON

Caméra d'Or - Special Distinction
AJAMI directed by Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI