# Fahrenheit 9/11 wins Palme d'Or at Cannes! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562 "2004-05-22T19:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/1 "2004-05-22T19:59:20Z")
Results stolen from another site Cannes 2004 **WINNERS** **Palme d’Or** Fahrenheit 9/11 **Grand Jury Prize** Old Boy **Jury Prize** Tropical Malady and Irma P. Hall for her role in The Ladykillers **Best Director** Tony Gatlif, Exils **Best Actor** Yagira Yuya, Nobody knows (he’s 14 years old!) **Best Actress** Maggie Cheung, Clean **Best Screenplay** Comme une Image (Look At Me) The Competition Jury was comprised of: Hong Kong helmer Tsui Hark, Finnish critic Peter von Bagh, vet director Jerry Schatzberg, Belgian comedian Benoit Poolevoorde, British thesp Tilda Swinton, actresses Kathleen Turner and Emmanuelle Beart, writer Edwidge Danticat, and headed by Quention Tarantino. OPENING FILM **Bad Education,** Spain, Pedro Almodovar CLOSING FILM **De-Lovely,** U.S. Irwin Winkler INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION **La Nina Santa** - Argentina, Lucrecia Martel **Clean** - France-U.K., Olivier Assayas **Comme Une Image** - France, Agnes Jaoui **Exiles** - France, Tony Gatlif **Life is a Miracle** - France, Emir Kusturica **The Edukators** - Germany, Hans Weingartner **2046** - Hong Kong, Wong Kar-wai **Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore** - Italy, Paolo Sorrentino **Innocence** - Japan, Mamoru Oshii **Nobody Knows** - Japan, Hirokazu Kore-eda **Old Boy** - South Korea, Park Chan-wook **Woman is the Future of Man** - South Korea, Hong Sang-soo **Tropical Malady** - Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul **Fahrenheit 9/11** - U.S., Michael Moore **The Ladykillers** - U.S., Joel Coen, Ethan Coen **The Life and Death of Peter Sellers** - U.S.-U.K., Stephen Hopkins **The Motorcycle Diaries** - U.S.-U.K., Walter Salles **Shrek 2** - U.S., Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon OUT OF COMPETITION **Cineastes a Tout Prix** - Belgium, Frederic Sojcher **House of Flying Daggers** - China-HK, Zhang Yimou **10e Chambre: Instants d’Audiences** - France, Raymond Depardon **La Porte Du Soleil** - France-Egypt, Yousry Nasrallah **Five** - Iran-France, Abbas Kiarostami **Our Music** - Switzerland, Jean-Luc Godard **Bad Santa** , US, Terry Zwigoff **Dawn of the Dead** - US, Zack Snyder **Kill Bill Vol. 2** - U.S., Quentin Tarantino **Mondovino** - U.S., Jonathan Nossiter **Troy** - U.S., Wolfgang Petersen SHORT FILMS COMPETITION **Accordeon** - Michele Cournoyer **Closer** - David Rittey **Der Schwimmer** - Klaus Huettmann **Flatlife** - Jonas Geirnaert **Gerard Mon Amour** - Madeleine Andre **L’Evangile du Cochon Creole** - Michelange Quay **La Derniere Minute** - Nicolas Salis **Quimera** - Erik Rocha **Thinning the Herd** - Rie Rasmussen **Trafic** - Catalin Mitulescu UN CERTAIN REGARD 2004 OPENER **Bienvenue en Suisse** - Switzerland, Lea Fazer CLOSER **La Rage au Coeur** - Youssef Chahine MAIN PROGRAM **Terre et Cendres** - Afghanistan, Atiq Rahimi **Somersault** - Australia, Cate Shortland **Hotel** - Austria, Jessica Hausner **Passages** - China, Yang Chao **A Tout de Suite** - France, Benoit Jacquot **Nelly** - France, Laure Duthilleul **Marseille** - Germany, Angela Schanelec **Control** - Hungary, Antal Nimrod **10 on Ten** - Iran-France, Abbas Kiarostami **Don’t Move** - Italy, Sergio Castellitto **Cronicas** - Mexico, Sebastían Cordero **Dark Night** - Portugal, Joao Canijo **Schizo** - Russia, Gulshad Omarova **Moolaade** - Senegal, Ousmane Sembene **Sword in the Moon** - South Korea, Kim Eui-suk **Poids Leger** - Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Ameris **Dear Frankie** - UK, Shona Auerbach **Whisky** - Uruguay, Juan-Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll **The Assassination of Richard Nixon** - U.S., Niels Mueller **Fahrenheit 9/11** was the first documentary to win Cannes’ prestigious Palme d’Or since Jacques Cousteau’s “The Silent World” in 1956. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/2 "2004-05-22T20:30:20Z")
Or what? Sorry. I’m looking forward to seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![helieo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@helieo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/helieo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/3 "2004-05-22T20:47:50Z")
Good for Michael Moore. I’m really looking forward to seeing it - as long as he gets a distributor in this country. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/4 "2004-05-22T21:30:39Z")
With the self-congratulatory mood over there, it should have been renamed the Palme de Rosie… ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/5 "2004-05-22T21:33:42Z")
While I disagree with a bit of what Moore believes, I really enjoy his work and the way he is not afraid to stir up crap to get people talking and question the way things are done/not done and get people arguing and giving issues some thought. > [@](#): > > Fahrenheit 9/11 was the first documentary to win Cannes’ prestigious Palme d’Or since Jacques Cousteau’s “The Silent World” in 1956 Wow. Even if you hate the guy, you gotta admit that’s pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/6 "2004-05-22T21:39:26Z")
They’re allowing fiction in the documentary category these days? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/7 "2004-05-22T21:52:03Z")
It reportedly received a 15-minute standing ovation when it was screened. I can’t wait to see it. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/8 "2004-05-22T22:17:30Z")
Wow, talk about an earthquake from the normally timid art media world! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/9 "2004-05-22T22:29:35Z")
Whaddya expect from some Frenchie film festival? They’re all downright un-American! [/xenophobic reactionary] I’m really looking forward to seeing this, after reading [Roger Ebert’s review](http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-cannes18.html). It sounds much more “documentary” than BFC. ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/10 "2004-05-22T22:45:34Z")
I have seen Moore’s previous films and from what I have seen, he isn’t that good a film-maker. A good polemicist, may be, but I get the feeling this award is more for political reasons than for the art of film-making. And, that bothers me. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/11 "2004-05-22T23:39:02Z")
I think it’s premature to judge the film by Moore’s earlier films, **litost**. From the Ebert article I linked to: > [@](#): > > The response at the early morning screening I attended was loudly enthusiastic. And at the official black-tie screening, it was greeted by a standing ovation; a friend who was there said it went on “for at least 25 minutes,” which probably means closer to 15. […] > > The film doesn’t go for satirical humor the way Moore’s “Roger & Me” and “Bowling for Columbine” did. Moore’s narration is still often sarcastic, but frequently he lets his footage speak for itself. […] > > After the first press screening on Monday, journalists noted on their way out that Moore was more serious in this film and took fewer cheap shots. But there are a few. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/12 "2004-05-23T01:44:33Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > They’re allowing fiction in the documentary category these days? 😉 Oh, so you’ve seen it! Great! Can you tell me about some of the inaccuracies in the movie? ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/13 "2004-05-23T02:05:39Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > They’re allowing fiction in the documentary category these days? 😉 It’s not the documentary category. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/14 "2004-05-23T04:30:48Z")
I’m sure the French had no political motivation in naming the hairy palm, oops, Palme d’Or winner :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/15 "2004-05-23T04:53:41Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > I’m sure the French had no political motivation in naming the hairy palm, oops, Palme d’Or winner :rolleyes: Funny, I don’t see any French names on the jury list **Equipoise** put in his OP. Maybe you should roll your eyes at the Finns, Belgians, British, Americans, and Hong Kong(ese? ers?) instead? ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/16 "2004-05-23T05:15:56Z")
Yes, I’ll gladly roll my eyes at them and everyone else involved. IMHO, if they had rewritten _Gigli_ and inserted some “Bush Sucks” comments, it would have won as well. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/17 "2004-05-23T05:17:29Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > I’m sure the French had no political motivation in naming the hairy palm, oops, Palme d’Or winner :rolleyes: Pssst… you forgot the ironic [/reactionary xenophobe] tag that lets people know you aren’t _really_ that silly. …right? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/18 "2004-05-23T05:31:51Z")
The mods might as well toss this one in the Pit, and I’ll wait until then to give my views on A)judging a film before you see it, and B)French-bashing (_so_ 2003!) ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/19 "2004-05-23T05:41:50Z")
Hmmm, just did a little looking back at the past Palme d’Or winners. Of the last 30 years, I have only seen 3 of the winners, but I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a big film buff. Here’s a handy link of past winners, how many have you seen? [http://www.dolby.com/events/cannes/palme.html](http://www.dolby.com/events/cannes/palme.html) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562/20 "2004-05-23T05:48:39Z")
Huh. I’ve seen exactly half of them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fahrenheit-9-11-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes/246562.md?page=2)