28 May Cannes Film Festival 2022 Predictions
Though the Cannes Film Festival does not usually affect the Oscar race outside of the International Feature category (Cannes successes Parasite and Drive My Car are exceptions and signal a growing significance for the festival in the Oscar race), the event might be the most important period of the year for cinephiles. To highlight these fantastic, oftentimes pathbreaking, and adventurous films (and the festival that celebrates them), here are my Cannes 2022 predictions
Palme D’Or
Close is probably the most universally-appealing film on the slate this year and with a jury that includes both Joachim Trier and Deepika Padukone, that universality will likely propel it to victory.
Pick: Close
Could Be: Decision to Leave and Tori and Lokita
Director
Pick: Decision to Leave – Park Chan-Wook
Could Be: EO – Jerzy Smolinski
Actress
Pick: Mbundu Joely – Tori and Lokita
Could Be: Tang Wei – Decision to Leave, Lee Ji-Eun – Broker, Margaret Qualley – The Stars at Noon
Actor
Pick: Song Kang-Ho – Broker
Could Be: Viggo Mortensen – Crimes of the Future
Screenplay
Pick: Triangle of Sadness
Could Be: Holy Spider, R.M.N., Armageddon Time
Jury Prize
Pick: Tori and Lokita
Could Be: Boy From Heaven or EO
Grand Prix
Pick: EO
Could Be: Boy From Heaven, Tori and Lokita, or Triangle of Sadness