The heavyweight candidates for the Palme d'Or

The list of 19 films competing for the Palme d'Or has just been announced. Among them, the heavyweight candidates for this award have been named by the media: Wes Anderson with The Phoenician Scheme , French female director who won the Palme d'Or Julia Ducournau with her latest work Alpha, Richard Linklater with the black and white work New Wave , Joachim Trier with the film Sentimental Value , the Dardenne brothers (Belgium) with the work Young Mothers . Horror master Ari Aster competes for the Palme d'Or for the first time with Eddington - a work reflecting the situation in the United States. Kelly Reichardt will screen and compete for the Palme d'Or with The Mastermind - a film about theft, starring rising British actor Josh O'Connor, who won an Emmy for The Crown .

Scene from Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme

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In addition to the competing films, the Cannes Film Festival will also premiere the Hollywood action blockbuster Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning starring Tom Cruise, before its global release on May 23. The 62-year-old star will present the eighth and final installment of the Mission: Impossible action series.

Another Hollywood icon, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro, was also on hand to receive an honorary Palme d'Or in recognition of his six-decade acting career. U2 frontman Bono appears on screen in the documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender .

Scene from the black and white New Wave film about famous French director Jean-Luc Godard

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British actor Harris Dickinson, who made a strong impression with Nicole Kidman in the film Babygirl, is in the director's chair, competing in the Un Certain Regard category with the work Urchin and Eleanor the Great by American director and actress Scarlett Johansson and 14 other works.

The organizing committee received a record number of 2,909 entries, of which 68% were directed by male directors and 32% by female directors.

The 2024 Palme d'Or winner, Anora , took home five 2025 Oscars including Best Picture for director Sean Baker and his crew.

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