´A Simple Accident´ crowned Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

Iranian director Jafar Panahi's film A Simple Accident was crowned the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, reported Xinhua.

All the awards of the Competition section were announced during the closing ceremony on Saturday.

The Grand Prix was given to the film Sentimental Value directed by Joachim Trier. The Jury Prize was shared by two movies, Sirat directed by Oliver Laxe, and Sound of Falling directed by Mascha Schilinski.

Brazilian movie The Secret Agent (Portuguese: O Agente Secreto) was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Director (Kleber Mendonca Filho) and Best Performance by an Actor (Wagner Moura).

Chinese director Bi Gan won the Special Award at the 78th Cannes Film Festival for his epic fiction feature Resurrection, known in Chinese as Kuang Ye Shi Dai.

The Jury gave Best Performance by an Actress to Nadia Melliti for her role in The Little Sister (French: La Petite Derniere).

Belgium's famous Dardenne brothers won Best Screenplay for Young Mothers (French: Jeunes Meres).

This year, a total of 22 feature films were selected to compete for the Festival's highest honor, the Palme d'Or. The 78th Cannes Film Festival ran from May 13 to 24.