Brad Pitt Drama Wins Top Prize at Cannes Film Fest

By Christine Fenno Posted May 22nd 2011 02:50PM

Robert De Niro, 2011 chair of the Cannes Film Festival's selection jury, announced the winner of the Palme d'Or at Sunday's closing ceremony in the South of France.

'Tree of Life,' a 1950's drama starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, and directed by Terrence Malick, won the prestigious top prize. Two producers accepted, reports CBS News.

Pitt appeared at the Cannes screening of 'Tree of Life' last week, but has flown with Angelina Jolie and their family to Hollywood this weekend for Jolie's 'Kung Fu Panda 2' premiere, so he was unable to attend the film fest's closing ceremony.

And although controversial director Lars von Trier was banned from Cannes events after Nazi and Hitler remarks he made at a festival press conference, the star of his latest film, Kirsten Dunst, won the trophy for Best Actress.

In addition to De Niro, other members of this year's Cannes jury included Uma Thurman and Jude Law. Check out Brad Pitt in the 'Tree of Life' trailer:

Tags: brad pitt, cannes film festival

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Sunday 22 May

By t

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Don't care what kind of award he gets, will never watch him in this or any film, he looks so greasy. This movie sounds awful anyway, just a movie that puts down God.

By AnnieP

My thoughts exactly; he always looks dirty and unkempt, even his clothing looks filthy. Ever since he said in an interview that he is "too busy" to shower so he uses baby wipes, just seeing a picture of him always makes me think "TAKE A BATH."

By grehtre

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lets go◎★◎

believe you will love it.

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By JIM

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wasn't this the same film boo'ed by audiances who had to watch it

yes it was, just goes to show what money can buy

By Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Actually the film has received Excellent reviews. At rotten tomatoes it currently has a rating of 90% fresh (28 positive reviews and ONLY 3 negative). Reviewers really like the movie.

By teri

A handfull of people booed the film, grow up out of 3 thousand not to bad the rest liked it. Guess all five Jen fans lost.

By vickie

probably were sitting on the right....lololo

By savanah

Whackjob bible thumpers dont like this movie. The rest of the sane world will love it. I'm so there

just because someone believes in God doesn't make them any more of a whack job than you are. Only stupid people judge everyone that believes in something a whack job.

Monday 23 May

By MsHap

shame on you

By Barry

It's NOT a Brad Pitt or Sean Penn film! Terrence Malik directed it not those 2 jabronees.

By Bliss

Pitt is one of the producers so it's his too.

Malick couldn't fibd some finance to do it and contact Pitt to get involved in it so that it could be produced which he did !

By alex

haha jabronees, awesome, never heard an always sunny reference on here.

Those who boo-ed were the the three loosers who watched jen's Management ! Nothing really serious.

By dmcg2008

I'm confused, I thought they booed the movie, and now he's won the prize. . . hmmmm. . .

By Catch723

Pitt...the unclean...Penn...another pice of dirt...sorry Lord.
and then De niro...who heads the vote' sounds like an uneven scale..hey' what does it really mean...
Nothing.

By hockibabe

My, how hateful the Christian's really are!

hockibabe, please don't judge all people that believe in Christ as the same type of people it is so sad that you are judging all of us as we are the same. I don't do that to you or the non-believers in here.

By rose

I can't wait to see this movie. It's got to be good if the Bible Thumpers hate it.

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