Cannes top prize goes to Sean Baker film 'Anora'

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Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'Anora,' poses during the winners photocall at the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'Anora,' poses during the winners photocall at the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US director Sean Baker won the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for "Anora," beating out 21 other films.

The jury, led by US filmmaker Greta Gerwig, who directed "Barbie," awarded the prestigious prize to Baker for his story about a striptease dancer named Ani who meets an oligarch's son, who marries her to the great displeasure of his parents. They do everything in their power to undo the relationship.

The fast-paced film is a mixture of comedy and drama and impressed audiences with unexpected twists and lots of humour.

The Grand Grand Prix, the festival's second most important award, went to "All We Imagine as Light" by Indian director Payal Kapadia. Frenchman Jacques Audiard received the Jury Prize for his musical "Emilia Pérez."