In Pictures: 70th Cannes Film Festival closes on a high

The 70th Cannes Film Festival ended on Sunday (May 28) with a glamorous closing gala. Among those who picked up prizes at the annual affair were Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor, Diane Kruger for Best Actress and Sofia Coppola for Best Director. Actress Nicole Kidman received a Special Prize.

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May 29, 2017, 10:32 AM

A jubilant director Ruben Ostlund, a Palme d'Or award winner for his film The Square. PHOTO: REUTERS

Best Screenplay co-laureate Lynne Ramsay with Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who won for his role in the film You Were Never Really Here. PHOTO: AFP

German actress Diane Kruger poses with her trophy after she won Best Actress for her part in the film In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts). PHOTO: AFP

An emotional Will Smith accepts the 70th edition Special Prize on behalf of Australian actress Nicole Kidman. PHOTO: EPA

Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev during a photocall after he won the Jury Prize for his film Loveless (Nelyubov). PHOTO: AFP

Director Qiu Yang received the Best Short Film award for his film A Gentle Night.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Jury member Fan Bingbing onstage at the closing ceremony. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jury member Jessica Chastain with jury president Pedro Almodovar. PHOTO: REUTERS

(From left) Actresses Uma Thurman, Jessica Chastain and Nastassja Kinski arrive on the red carpet. PHOTO: REUTERS, EPA

Going for black are actresses (from left) Juliette Binoche, Amira Casar and Hafsia Herzi. PHOTOS: REUTERS

It takes two: (From left) Actor Paul Belmondo and his wife Luana, actor Guillaume Gallienne and actress Marina Hands and actress Uma Thurman with her son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke. PHOTOS: REUTERS

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