Cannes 2011: The final night of the festival – in pictures

And it's all up to this lot ... the 2011 Cannes jury (from left): Johnnie To, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Nansun Shi, Martina Gusman, Robert De Niro, Linn Ullmann, Jude Law, Uma Thurman and Olivier Assayas arrive for the screening of Les Bien-Aimés (Beloved) and the closing ceremony Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

Lady in blue ... Uma Thurman attends the Les Bien-aimés premiere Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

It's been an iffy week for Kirsten Dunst, the star of Lars von Trier's Melancholia, but she's putting on a brave face Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The stars of Les Bien-aimés – Catherine Deneuve and Ludivine Sagnier attend the premiere and closing ceremony Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage

Grand prix winners ... director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Cécile de France, Thomas Doret and Luc Dardenne Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Parlez-vous Français? ... Jane Fonda presented the Palme d'Or Photograph: Venturelli/WireImage

French director Maïwenn Le Besco makes waves on the red carpet Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoululat/AFP/Getty Images

Tension mounts ... photographers wait for the start of the closing ceremony Photograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

President of the jury, Robert De Niro, with French actor Melanie Laurent. De Niro impressed the audience by speaking in French and got a standing ovation for his trouble Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Not such a bad week after all ... Kirsten Dunst shows off her award for best actress next to actor Édgar Ramírez Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Catherine Deneuve presents French actor Jean Dujardin with the best actor award for his role in The Artist Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Argentinian director Pablo Giorgelli with Spanish actor Marisa Paredes after being awarded with the Camera d'Or (best first film) for Las Acacias Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Maïwenn Le Besco struggling to breathe during her speech after being awarded the Jury prize for Polisse Photograph: Valery Hache /AFP/Getty Images

Is he reading his speech from his phone? ... Nicolas Winding Refn with his best director award for Drive Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

No show for the elusive director of The Tree of Life ... producers Bill Pohlad (centre) and Dede Gardner receive the Palme d'Or on behalf of Terrence Malick from Jane Fonda Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images