The Jury of the 71° Festival di Cannes, composed by: Cate Blanchett, president (actress , Australia), Chang Chen (actor, China), Ava DuVernay (director, USA), Robert Guédiguian (director, France), Khadja Nin (singer, Burundi), Léa Seydoux (actress, France), Kristen Stewart (actress, USA), Denis Villeneuve (director, Canada), Andreï Zviaguintsev (director, Russia) has awarded the two Italian entries of the Competition:
* Palme for Best Screenplay to Alice Rohrwacher, Lazzaro Felice
* Palme for Best Actor to Marcello Fonte in Dogman by Matteo Garrone