After 11 jam-packed days, Cannes Film Festival came to an end with its closing ceremony on Saturday evening.
But not before handing out its highest accolade, the Palme d’Or award – which director Ruben Ostlund’s walked away with for his film Triangle Of Sadness.
It comes after Tom Cruise and Forest Whitaker both received honorary Palme d’Or awards during the first week of the festival.
![Winner! Ruben Ostlund's Triangle of Sadness bagged the Palme d’Or award at Cannes Film Festival's Closing Ceremony on Saturday evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58409557-10864293-image-a-49_1653773918019.jpg)
Winner! Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle of Sadness bagged the Palme d’Or award at Cannes Film Festival’s Closing Ceremony on Saturday evening
It was Swedish director Ruben’s second time bagging the prestigious prize, after his art film The Square was awarded it back in 2017.
But this year, it was drama-comedy Triangle Of Sadness that took the top spot, which stars Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson.
Talking at the event, Ruben explained: ‘We wanted after the screening [for people] to go out together and have something to talk about.
![Honorary winners: It comes after Tom Cruise and Forest Whitaker both received honorary Palme d’Or awards during the first week of the festival](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58409633-10864293-image-a-62_1653774653349.jpg)
![Day dot: Forest received his gong at the opening ceremony of the film festival](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58410585-10864293-image-m-61_1653774647865.jpg)
Honorary winners: It comes after Tom Cruise and Forest Whitaker both received honorary Palme d’Or awards during the first week of the festival
![And again: It was Swedish director Ruben's second time bagging the prestigious prize, after his art film The Square was awarded it back in 2017](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/29/01/58409563-10864293-And_again_It_was_Swedish_director_Ruben_s_second_time_bagging_th-a-1_1653783178228.jpg)
And again: It was Swedish director Ruben’s second time bagging the prestigious prize, after his art film The Square was awarded it back in 2017
![Proud: He stood alongside Best Actor winner Song Kang-Ho (left) as they both held their newly achieved awards](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58409539-10864293-image-a-63_1653774666998.jpg)
Proud: He stood alongside Best Actor winner Song Kang-Ho (left) as they both held their newly achieved awards
‘All of us agree that the unique thing with cinema is that we’re watching together. So we have to save something to talk about but we should also have fun and be entertained.’
And he rightly seemed pleased with the prestigious win, putting on an animated display as he posed with his shiny new award following the ceremony.
The awards were selected by a nine-member jury – which was headed by French actor Vincent Lindon, as the ceremony took place in Cannes’ Grand Lumière Theater.
![Happy: He rightly seemed pleased with the prestigious win, putting on an animated display as he posed with his shiny new award following the ceremony](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58410683-10864293-image-m-72_1653774764269.jpg)
![Celebration: The director threw his hands in the air following the accolade](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58409573-10864293-image-a-73_1653774767468.jpg)
Happy: He rightly seemed pleased with the prestigious win, putting on an animated display as he posed with his shiny new award following the ceremony
![Joyful: He was congratulated by other guests as they embraced the beaming director](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/23/58410673-10864293-image-a-86_1653775393196.jpg)
Joyful: He was congratulated by other guests as they embraced the beaming director
While Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick wasn’t eligible for the award, the action star did receive a surprise honorary Palme d’Or before the screening of his new blockbuster last week.
And it wasn’t without a show, as the screening also featured French fighter jets taking the sky streaming blue, white and red smoke – before the film received a five minute standing ovation.
The big day was topped off with the the 3x Oscar nominee being presented with the honorary award – as he beamed for prideful snaps afterwards.
![Gong: Last week, Tom received the honorary award at his new Top Gun: Maverick screening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/29/01/58409631-10864293-Gong_Last_week_Tom_received_the_honorary_award_at_his_new_Top_Gu-a-2_1653783178235.jpg)
Gong: Last week, Tom received the honorary award at his new Top Gun: Maverick screening
![Surprise! The 3x Oscar winner was unexpectedly surprised with the award, proudly showing it off after the event](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58410807-10864293-image-m-79_1653774940342.jpg)
![Dapper: He beamed with the award, dressed smartly in a black tuxedo](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58410809-10864293-image-a-80_1653774945913.jpg)
Surprise! The 3x Oscar winner was unexpectedly surprised with the award, proudly showing it off after the event
![Jets: It without a show, as the screening also featured French fighter jets taking the sky streaming blue, white and red smoke](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58410815-10864293-image-a-82_1653774959512.jpg)
Jets: It without a show, as the screening also featured French fighter jets taking the sky streaming blue, white and red smoke
And he wasn’t the only one, as it came after Forest was the honorary guest at the opening ceremony – being gifted his own Palme d’Or during the evening.
Dubbing the accolade as a ‘gesture of gratitude from the world of cinema’, Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure said that the actor is one of those who ‘made its history’.
The Palme d’Or is the highest award given over a two-week annual event and was introduced by the festival’s organising committee in 1955.
![Opening night: And Tom wasn't the only one, as it came after Forest was the honorary guest at the opening ceremony - being gifted his own Palme d'Or during the evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/29/01/58409699-10864293-Opening_night_And_Tom_wasn_t_the_only_one_as_it_came_after_Fores-a-3_1653783178237.jpg)
Opening night: And Tom wasn’t the only one, as it came after Forest was the honorary guest at the opening ceremony – being gifted his own Palme d’Or during the evening
![Dubbing the accolade as a 'gesture of gratitude from the world of cinema', Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure (pictured centre) said that the actor is one of those who 'made its history' (L-R Virginie Efira, Pierre Lescure and Forest Whitaker)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/29/01/58409705-10864293-Dubbing_the_accolade_as_a_gesture_of_gratitude_from_the_world_of-a-4_1653783178239.jpg)
Dubbing the accolade as a ‘gesture of gratitude from the world of cinema’, Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure (pictured centre) said that the actor is one of those who ‘made its history’ (L-R Virginie Efira, Pierre Lescure and Forest Whitaker)
![The top spot: The Palme d’Or is the highest award given over a two-week annual event and was introduced by the festival’s organising committee in 1955](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/28/22/58409685-10864293-image-a-85_1653774978991.jpg)
The top spot: The Palme d’Or is the highest award given over a two-week annual event and was introduced by the festival’s organising committee in 1955