‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

French murder mystery film ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ has taken the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, reports BBC. Director Justine Triet won the Palme d’Or for her tense courtroom drama, which tells the story of a writer accused of her husband’s murder.

She becomes the third female director ever to win the prestigious prize, which was first awarded in 1955.

Her thriller stars German actress Sandra Hüller, who also stars in the Cannes runner-up, The Zone of Interest.

As she accepted the award, Triet slammed the French government over its response to recent pension protests.

The Grand Prix, the second-highest prize, went to British director Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest, an adaptation of the late Martin Amis’s novel of the same name about a family living next to Auschwitz.

Meanwhile, the best actor award went to Japan’s Koji Yakusho for his role as a middle-aged Tokyo man who cleans toilets in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, and Turkey’s Merve Dizdar was named best actress for About Dry Grasses.

And Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung won best director for Pot-au-Feu, a love story starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel set in a 19th century French chateau.

Harrison Ford also attended to receive an honorary Palme d’Or ahead of the screening of his new film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Triet beat 21 other films in competition for the accolade, seeing off tough competition from new films by acclaimed directors including Wes Anderson and Ken Loach.

A full list of winners follows:

Palme d’Or

Anatomy of a Fall, dir. Justine Triet

Grand Prix

The Zone of Interest, dir. Jonathan Glazer

Jury Prize

Fallen Leaves, dir. Aki Kaurismäki

Best Director

Tran Anh Hùng for The Pot-Au-Feu

Best Screenplay

Yuji Sakamoto for Monster

Best Actress

Merve Dizdar for About Dry Grasses

Best Actor

Koji Yakusho for Perfect Days

Honorary Palme d’Or

Michael Douglas

Camera d’Or for Best First Film

The Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir. Thien An Pham

Palme d’Or for Best Short Film

27, dir. Flóra Anna Buda.