The 71st Cannes Film Festival has ended, and between having its own women’s march, bringing Star Wars back to the festival, seeing the return of Lars von Trier, and hearing Asia Argento’s searing awards ceremony speech, this year was as eventful and political as ever.

And politics are certainly reflected in the winners of this year’s top prizes in the festival’s main competition. No, Cate Blanchett and the rest of the jury did not renege on their promise to remain impartial. Instead, the winners’ list showcases a wonderfully diverse range of artistic voices through a variety of empathetic stories. Here are the winners:

Palme d’Or: Shoplifters

Grand Prix: BlacKkKlansman

Best Director: Pawe? Pawlikowski, for Cold War

Best Screenplay: (tie) Alice Rohrwacher, for Happy as Lazzaro; and Jafar Panahi and Nader Saeivar, for Three Faces

Best Actress: Samal Yeslyamova, for Ayka

Best Actor: Marcello Fonte, for Dogman

Jury Prize: Capernaum

Special Palme d’Or: The Image Book

Camera d’Or and Queer Palm: Girl

Short Film Palme d’Or: All These Creatures

Short Film Special Mention: On the Border

Un Certain Regard Award: Border

Un Certain Regard – Best Director: Sergey Loznitza, for Donbass

Un Certain Regard – Best Screenplay: Meryem Benm’Barek, for Sofia

Un Certain Regard – Special Jury Prize: The Dead and the Others

Director’s Fortnight – Art Cinema Award: Climax

Director’s Fortnight – Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: The Trouble With You

Director’s Fortnight – Europa Cinema Label: Lucia’s Grace

Director’s Fortnight – Illy Short Film Award: Skip Day

Critics’ Week – Grand Prize: Diamantino

Critics’ Week – Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: Woman at War

Critics’ Week – GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Sir

Critics’ Week – Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Felix Maritaud, for Sauvage

Critics’ Week – Short Film: Hector Malot – The Last Day of the Year

FIPRESCI Prize – Competition: Burning

FIPRESCI Prize – Director’s Fortnight/Critics’ Week: One Day

Cinefondation First Prize: The Summer of the Electric Lion

Cinefondation Second Prize: (tie) Kalendar and The Storms in Our Blood

Cinefondation Third Prize: Inanimate

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