The Palm d'Or this year went to Austrian Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon
The Jury Prize was awarded to Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, and Park Chan-Wook's Thirst (they share the award)
Director was a surprise: Filipino director Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay.
Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds got an acting award only for Christolph Waltz, a major disappointment for Quentin.
Here's the story online, from UK's The Guardian:
Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2009
Winner's List:
Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The White Ribbon" by Michael Haneke (Austria)
Grand Prize: "A Prophet" by Jacques Audiard (France)
Jury Prize: "Fish Tank" by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and "Thirst" By Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
Special Prize: Alain Resnais
Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, "Kinatay" (The Philippines)
Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (United States)
Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark)
Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, "Spring Fever" (China)
Camera d'Or (first-time director): "Samson and Delilah" by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
Best short film: "Arena" by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)
