2000 Cannes Film Festival

The 2000 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film "Dancer in the Dark" by Lars Von Trier.

Feature film competition

Jury

* Luc Besson, President (France)
* Jonathan Demme (United States)
* Nicole Garcia (Algeria)
* Jeremy Irons (United States)
* Mario Martone (Italy)
* Patrick Modiano (France)
* Arundhati Roy (India)
* Aitana Sanchez-Gijon (Italy)
* Kristin Scott Thomas (United Kingdom)
* Barbara Sukowa (Germany)

Films in Competition

* "The Blackboard", by Samira Makhmalbaf
* "Bread and Roses", by Ken Loach
* "Chunhyang", by Kwon-taek Im
* "Code Unknown", by Michael Haneke
* "Dancer in the Dark", by Lars Von Trier
* "Les Destinées", by Olivier Assayas
* "Devils on the Doorstep", by Wen Jiang
* "Esther Kahn", by Arnaud Desplechin
* "Eureka", by Shinji Aoyama
* "Faithless", by Liv Ullmann
* "Fast Food Fast Woman", by Amos Kollek
* "The Golden Bowl", by James Ivory
* "In the Mood For Love", by Wong Kar Wai
* "Kippur", by Amos Gitai
* "La Noce", by Pavel Lungin
* "Nurse Betty", by Neil LaButte
* "O Brother Where Art Thou", by Joel Coen
* "Songs from the Second Floor", by Roy Andersson
* "Taboo", by Nagisa Oshima
* "Turbulence", by Ruy Guerra
* "With a Friend Like Harry...", by Dominik Moll
* "The Yards", by James Gray
* "Yi Yi", by Edward Yang

Films out of Competition

* "A Conversation With Gregory Peck", by Barbara Kopple
* "Aprili", by Otar Iosseliani
* "Cecil B. Demented", by John Waters
* "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", by Ang Lee
* "Honest", by David A. Stewart
* "The Gleaners and I", by Agnès Varda
* "Mission to Mars", by Brian De Palma
* "Requiem for a Dream", by Darren Aronofsky
* "Stardom", by Denys Arcand
* "Under Suspicion", by Stephen Hopkins
* "Vatel", by Roland Joffe

Awards

* Palme d'Or: "Dancer in the Dark", by Lars Von Trier
* Grand Prix: "Devils on the Doorstep", by Wen Jiang
* Best Actress Award: Björk in "Dancer in the Dark"
* Best Actor Award: Tony Leung in "In the Mood for Love"
* Best Director Award: "Yi Yi", by Edward Yang
* Best Screenplay Award: John C. Richards and James Flamberg for "Nurse Betty"
* Prix du Jury: "Blackboards", by Samira Makhmalbaf

ee also

* Cannes Film Festival
* Palme d'Or
* Film festival
* Cannes