Berry and Kidman join Cannes ranks

Full Palme d'Or jury revealed, plus accolade for Nicole

by Richard Mowe

Top from left to right: Jeremy Strong © Paola Kudacki / Alba Rohrwacher © Stephanie Gengotti / Dieudo Hamadi © Gertrude / Leïla Slimani © Francesca Mantovani - Gallimard / 
 Juliette Binoche © Brigitte Lacombe / Halle Berry © Randy Holmes ABC / Carlos Reygadas © DR / Payal Kapadia © Ranabir Das / Hong Sangsoo © DR
Top from left to right: Jeremy Strong © Paola Kudacki / Alba Rohrwacher © Stephanie Gengotti / Dieudo Hamadi © Gertrude / Leïla Slimani © Francesca Mantovani - Gallimard / Juliette Binoche © Brigitte Lacombe / Halle Berry © Randy Holmes ABC / Carlos Reygadas © DR / Payal Kapadia © Ranabir Das / Hong Sangsoo © DR

Joining Cannes Film Festival jury president Juliette Binoche will be American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.

Jury duty also looms for Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas and American actor Jeremy Strong.

The Jury will award the Palme d'Or to one of the 21 films in Competition on Saturday, 24 May 24 at the closing ceremony as well as other prizes including Best Actor and Best Actress.

Meanwhile luxury brand Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2025 Women In Motion Award to Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors’ Guild winning actress and producer Nicole Kidman at the official Women In Motion dinner held during the Festival.

The award, which has been presented in Cannes since 2015, recognises female artists who, through their career and commitment, advance the place of women in cinema and in society. Kidman will be returning to the festival for the first time since she was honoured with the Cannes Film Festival’s 70th Anniversary Prize in 2017.

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