Winners hold their awards during a ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Palme d' Or
British director Ken Loach, left, accepts the Palme d'Or for his work on "The Wind That Shakes The Barley," as French actress Emmanuelle Beart looks on during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. It was the first time the veteran filmmaker won the main prize after seven entries in the main competition at the world's most prestigious film festival.
British director Ken Loach accepts the Palme d'Or (the Gold Palm), the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, for his work on "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," at the 59th edition of the festival on May 28, 2006. The film stars Cillian Murphy as an Irish medical student who takes up arms against a reign of terror by British troops sent in to quell calls for independence.
Grand Prix
French director Bruno Dumont holds the Grand Prix award he received for his film "Flandres" during a photo call at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. Dumont took second place for his stark drama, which follows soldiers from dreary farm country through a grisly tour of duty in the Middle East.
Jury Prize
British director Andrea Arnold, left, receives the Jury Prize from Roman Polanski's wife and French actress Emmanuelle Seigner during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival on May 29, 2006. The third-place jury prize went to the debut filmmaker's "Red Road," a somber tale about a Scottish woman carrying out surveillance on a man responsible for tragedy in her past.
Camera d'Or
French actress Sandrine Bonnaire, left, and Belgian director Luc Dardenne, right, applaud Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu for the Camera d'Or Prize award at the 59th International Cannes Film Festival in France on May 28, 2006. The jury said the film was a fresh, engaging comedy whose univeral themes engage the audience.
Best Director
Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu accepts the best director award for his film "Babel," during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in France on Sunday, May 28, 2006. The film features Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in a multicultural drama about loosely linked families around the globe.
Best Screenplay
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, third left, poses with cast members, from left, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Penelope Cruz, and Yohana Cobo during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes France, on May 28, 2006. Almodovar won best screenplay and the female cast won collectively for best actress.
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar accepts the best screenplay award for his work on "Volver" during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Best Actor
Winners of the best actor award for their roles in French director Rachid Bouchareb's film "Indigenes" pose with a police office on the red carpet during arrivals for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Actor Jamel Debbouze thanks jury members as he and other cast members accept the best actor award for their work in "Indigenes" at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Best Actress
From left, Spanish actresses Penelope Cruz, Yohana Cobo, Lola Duenas, Carmen Maura, and Blanca Portillo accept the best actress award they shared for their role in "Volver," during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
French actor and presenter Jean Rochefort, right, hugs Spanish actress Penelope Cruz after she and other actresses accept the best actress award for their roles in Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's film "Volver" at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes France, on May 28, 2006. Almodovar won for best screenplay.
American actor and festival jury member Samuel L. Jackson walks on stage during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Jury members actress Monica Bellucci, left, and actor Tim Roth arrive for the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. The ceremony was the finale to the 12-day event.
Best Short Film
Norwegian director Bobbie Peers, right, accepts the best short film award from American actress Eva Longoria during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. The nine-minute film was picked from several thousand films from all over the world. It is the first time a Norwegian film has been awarded the prize.
American actress Eva Longoria, left, and Russian director Andrei Konchalowsky walk on stage during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Chinese director and president of the festival jury Wong Kar-Wai arrives on stage during the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.