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Cannes Film Festival 2003
Gus Van Sant wins, Lars von Trier loses, and Afghani movies rule. See the complete winners list from Cannes—plus, highlights from the festival.

Here's a complete list of the 56th Annual Cannes Film Festival winners:

Palme d'Or: Elephant, directed by Gus Van Sant (United States)
Grand Prix (runner-up): Uzak, directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)
Best Director: Gus Van Sant (United States)
Jury Prize: Five in the Afternoon, Samira Makhmalbaf (Iran)
Best Actress: Marie-Josee Croze, The Barbarian Invasions (France-Canada)
Best Actor: Muzaffer Ozdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak, Uzak (Turkey)
Best Screenplay: Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions
Camera d'Or (first-time director): Christopher Boe, Reconstruction (Denmark)
Special Mention Camera d'Or: Sedigh Barmak, Osama (Afghanistan)
Short Film: Cracker Bag, directed by Glendyn Ivin
Grand Prix Short Film (runner-up): L'Homme Sans Tete, directed by Juan Solanas
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeanne Moreau

Relive the festival with our exclusive online converage, courtesy of our Cannes correspondent Mark Salisbury.

Day One
The 56th Cannes Film Festival opened on Wednesday with Fanfan Le Tulipe, an ever-so-disappointing period piece starring Vincent Perez and Penelope Cruz.

Day Two
The biggest splash was made by The Matrix Reloaded which screened on Thursday night on the back of some mixed stateside reviews.
Weekend Wrap-Up
One of the joys of Cannes is uncovering those movies that don’t come equipped with a multi-million promotional budget but yet still hope to make a splash.
Day Six
Dogville
is another of the audacious and imaginative experiments that we’ve come to expect from Lars von Trier—bold, provocative, challenging, and compelling.
Day Eight
Where would Cannes be without a little scandal?
Cannes Film Festival Winds Down
As this year’s festival draws to a close thoughts are turning to Sunday night’s awards and which film will win this year's Palme d’Or.