We have it at last! A picture of Laurent Cantet, winner of this year's Palme D'Or, for his film 'Entre les Murs', a moving and critically acclaimed tale of a young teacher's struggles in the class room. François Bégaudeau, the film's lead actor, played himself in the film. The film was screened last night, and was greeted with warm applause by its first audience.

Brazilian actor Sandra Corveloni won the award for Best Actress for her role in Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas's Linha de Passe

Latin heart throb, Benicio del Toro, won the award for Best Actor for his work in Soderbergh's Che.

Best Screenplay went to the Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for the Silence de Lorna 

Clint Eastwood and Catherine Deneuve were honoured by the jury with Special Prizes for lifetime achievement.

The Festival's Grand Prix went to the Italian director, Matteo Garrone, for his Mafia drama, Gomorra.

Meanwhile, the Turkish filmmaker, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, won the festival's award for Best Director for Three Monkeys.

And a small patriotic reminder that British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen won the Camera D'Or for his film Hunger. McQueen won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1999 (the year Tracey Emin forgot to make her bed).



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