Deadline Critics Back La Bola Negra for Cannes Palme d'Or as 6 Films Return for Ceremony
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Updated · Deadline · May 23
Deadline Critics Back La Bola Negra for Cannes Palme d'Or as 6 Films Return for Ceremony
8 articles · Updated · Deadline · May 23
Six films — including Minotaur, Fjord, Fatherland and La Bola Negra — are rumored to have been called back for Cannes’ closing ceremony, sharpening expectations ahead of Saturday’s awards.
Deadline’s two critics both pick La Bola Negra for the Palme d’Or, while splitting on other major prizes: Pete Hammond favors Fjord for Grand Prize, Damon Wise backs Minotaur.
Fatherland appears in both critics’ forecasts for the Jury Prize, reflecting strong support for Pawel Pawlikowski’s 82-minute black-and-white drama even as juries often diverge from critical consensus.
Acting races look less settled, with Hammond tipping Javier Bardem and Léa Seydoux, while Wise highlights Ayase Haruka and Coward’s Emmanuel Maccia.
Park Chan-wook’s jury is seen as a wild card, leaving room for late-surging contenders such as Coward, The Dreamed Adventure and South Korea’s Hope.
Why did the Cannes jury's top prize ignore the audience favorite that sparked a multi-studio bidding war?
How did a Russian director's comeback film, made in exile, become Cannes's most defiant political statement?