Main prize-winners at Cannes Film Festival

Berenice Bejo poses with the Best Actress award for her role in “The Past” during a photo call after an awards ceremony at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 26, 2013. PHOTO BY JOEL RYAN/INVISION/AP

CANNES, France—Prize-winners at Sunday’s 66th Cannes Film Festival:

Palme d’Or: “Blue Is the Warmest Color”, Abdellatif Kechiche

Best Director: Amat Escalante, “Heli”

Best Actress: Berenice Bejo in “The Past” by Asghar Farhadi

Best Actor: Bruce Dern in “Nebraska” by Alexander Payne

Best Screenplay: Jia Zhangke for “A Touch of Sin”

Grand Prix (runner-up to Palme d’Or): “Inside Llewyn Davis,” by Joel and Ethan Coen

Jury Prize: “Like Father Like Son”, by Hirokazu Koreeda

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