There have been some notable highs on trade jury grids.
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Predicting Cannes winners is tricky.
The awards are not as signposted as the Oscars.
‘Anora,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Grand Tour’ and ‘All We Imagine As Light’Courtesy/Working Title/France 2 Cinéma/Uma Pedra No Sapato/Petite Chaos
There are often curveballs or less noisy films awarded across the main prizes.
Emilia Perez
Previous Palme dOr winner Jacques Audiard returned with a crime musical that jolted the festival into life.
Wouldnt it be ironic if a Netflix acquisition won the Palme dOr?
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Anora
Neon has had the last four Palme dOr winners.
Half way through this years festival a fifth looked unlikely.
ThenAnorahit the Croisette and it was seemingly love at first sight.
Could Coralie Fargeats body horror even propel Moore to a first Oscar nomination?
Grand Tour
Experimental, formalistic, idiosyncratic and enigmatic.
The BBC called the film lyrical, delicate and likely to win hearts everywhere.
Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha star as a pair of nurses whove settled in Indias largest city, Mumbai.
The film seems a strong bet to win something on the night.
The political family drama is a sustained condemnation of Irans murderous ruling regime.
Being acquired by Neon mid-festival only heightened its chances.
This would be my bet for the big prize tomorrow night.
Both performances have been widely praised.
