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Best Director Prize to Turkish director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the director of the "Three Monkeys" won the best director prize in the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
Sunday, 25 May 2008 22:57


Awards given Sunday at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, selected by a nine-member jury headed by actor-director Sean Penn:
_Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The Class," Laurent Cantet (France).

_Grand Prize: "Gomorrah," Matteo Garrone (Italy).

_Jury Prize: "Il Divo," Paolo Sorrentino (Italy).

_Special 61st Anniversary Prizes: Catherine Deneuve (France) and Clint Eastwood (United States).

_Best Director: "Three Monkeys," Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey).

_Best Actor: Benicio Del Toro, "Che" (United States).

_Best Actress: Sandra Corveloni, "Linha de Passe" (Brazil).

_Best Screenplay: "Lorna's Silence," Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium).

_Golden Camera (first-time director): "Hunger," Steve McQueen (Britain).

_Best short film: "Megatron," Marian Crisan (Romania).

The "Three Monkeys" was produced in Istanbul.

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