Handicapping the Prizes at Cannes

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Cannes premiere photos: Michelle Williams, Milla Jovovich & More
Published 5/25/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
... The Cannes Film festival officially ends today after two weeks of premieres, parties and glamor on the French Riviera. The top prize at the festival, the Palm D’Or, will be announced at 7:30 pm Central European Time, which is 6 hours ahead of EST. Frontrunners are generally thought to be Steven Soderbergh’s Che and maybe Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, although past winners were often complete surprises and it could go to any of the deserving films in competition. ...

TIME and LA Times on the Palme
Published 5/25/2008 by Sasha Stone at Awards Daily 2008
TIME Mag on how it will go down: Here’s what we do know. On Sunday evening, at 7:30 Cannes time, Jury President Sean Penn will start announcing these awards: the Palme d’Or (best picture), a Grand Jury Prize (runner-up), Jury Prize (honorable mention), Best Director (usually a consolation prize), Screenplay, Actor, Actress. Steven Soderbergh’s Che is getting Palme d’Or buzz. So is Clint Eastwood’s Changeling. Other films being talked up are the Israeli docu-animation Waltz With Bashir, the French ...