Cannes film festival 2010: the winners

In your face! … Apichatpong Weerasethakul shows Charlotte Gainsbourg what she missed out on this year. The Thai director was a popular Palme d'Or winner for his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Gainsbourg was up for best actress again this year, following last year's victory for Antichrist, for her role in The Tree Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

But she was pipped to the post by Juliette Binoche - here wearing her heart on her sleeve and someone else's name on her frock. The actor wept for the plight of imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi while attending the press conference for her latest film, Abbas Kiarostami's Copie Conforme, and she held up a notice bearing his name while collecting her award for best actress
Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Indistinguishable, save for the ties … Elio Germano and Javier Bardem show just how little there is to choose between them. The two tied for best actor at this year's Cannes, Germano winning for his role in La Nostra Vita, Bardem for his in Biutiful Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulas/AFP/Getty Images

The festival came to a surprisingly compelling conclusion, with curveballs being chucked left, right and centre as the Jury announced their decisions. Here's Penelope Cruz, visibly gripped Photograph: Valercy Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Who said hot pink, crimson and maroon don't match? Diane Kruger arrives for the closing ceremony Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Mexican actress Salma Hayek has remembered her glasses Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

Kirsten Dunst had a short film showing out of competition at Cannes this year. But she's not especially driven or focused Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

There will be wine … Mathieu Amalric poses with Julie Atlas Muz, Dirty Martini, Mimi Le Meaux, Evie Lovelle and Kitten on the Keys, his co-stars in Tournee Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Amalric was a surprise choice for the best director award this year, trumping the likes of Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Bernard Tavernier and Abbas Kiarostami Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Who was it on this year's Jury that especially fell for the film? Kate Beckinsale, perhaps? Esteemed novelist Emmanuel Carrere? Photograph: Anthonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

Aha. There's a whole murder mystery play, right here Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

Official mistress of ceremonies Kristen Scott Thomas seems sceptical, too, about all of jury president Tim Burton's choices Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun poses after winning the Jury Prize for his film Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man) Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

It's called improv … Binoche larks about afterwards Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulas/AFP/Getty Images

Bardem follows suit Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

Amalric plays it straight Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

While French director Xavier Beauvois gives it some John Travolta as he collects the Grand Prix award for his film Des Hommes et des Dieux
Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

An Australian-Mexican winner on the Croisette: Michael Rowe, born in Ballarat, Victoria, keeps his speech tactfully brief after winning the Camera d'Or prize (for first-time directors) for his film Año Bisiesto (Leap Year) [This article was amended on 24 May 2010. The original referred to Rowe as a US director]
Photograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Ha ha ha. He he he … the cast and crew of Ha Ha, Victoria Raposo, Eva Bianco, Santiago Loza, Ivan Fund, Daniel Vega, Diego Vega, Serge Toubiana, Jury President Claire Denis, Patrick Ferla, Jiwon Ye, Joonsang Yu, Kim Dong-Ho and director Sangsoo Hong were in fine spirits when they picked up the Un Certain Regard award last night Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

But, despite his geneflections, it was definitely Apichatpong Weerasethakul's night. Next stop for the Thai director: a Q&A at London's BFI Southbank on Tuesday May 25 Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images