The runner-up Grand-Prix award went to Italy's "Gomorrah," while best actor was accepted by "Che" star Benecio Del Toro. Meanwhile the coveted jury prize at the 61^st annual Cannes Film Festival went to "Il Divo," a caustic look at former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti.

Feeling that there were just too many "amazing, amazing" films in this year's crop of nominees, the Penn jurors created two special awards to honor films that fell short of award status. The first was for Clint Eastwood's "The Changeling," which received the dubiously meaningful "Special Award of the 61^st Annual Cannes Film Festival." Clint did not show up to accept this award, perhaps because he realized that wining an award that is specifically limited to one year would be beneath him. Catherine Deneuve, star of "A Christmas Tale," did accept her 'special' award, the equivalent of a lifetime achievement prize.

Here is the list of Cannes' major winners, according to Daily Variety:

INTL. COMPETITION JURY PRIZES
Palme d'Or
"The Class" director Laurent Cantet, France)
Grand Prix
"Gomorrah" Matteo Garrone, Italy
Special Prizes of the 61st Cannes Festival
Catherine Deneuve "A Christmas Tale" and Clint Eastwood "The Changeling"
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan "Three Monkeys" Turkey-France-Italy
Jury Prize
"Il Divo" Paolo Sorrentino, Italy
Actor
Benicio Del Toro "Che," Spain-France
Actress
Sandra Corveloni "Linha de Passe" Brazil-France
Screenplay
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne "Lorna's Silence" Belgium-France-Italy-Germany

I would normally include a link to the Variety story at this point, to see why I haven't, read this