Thomas Page , CNN Written byBong Joon-ho of South Korea won the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, on Saturday for his seventh feature film, "Parasite." It's the first time the director has won what is considered by many the highest honor in world cinema. "Parasite" by South Korean Bong Joon-ho has won the director his film Palme d'Or. Meanwhile, the prize for best director went to the Dardenne brothers for "Young Ahmed" and the screenwriting prize was awarded to Celine Sciamma for "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." Predicting the Palme d'Or has long been considered a fool's errand, and this jury contained many strong, distinctive voices.

Source: CNN May 25, 2019 21:33 UTC