All We Imagine As Light scripts history, becomes first Indian film to win Grand Prix award at Cannes 2024

India film All We Imagine As Light, directed by Payal Kapadia, has won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The Grand Prix is the most coveted price at the festival after Palme d’Or. Director Payal was present with the cast of the film, Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chhaya Kadam at the awards ceremony held on the concluding day of the festival. All We Imagine As Light, the film in Hindi and Malayalam, presented the challenges faced by Malayali nurses working in Mumbai in their personal lives, and was critically acclaimed.

American director Sean Baker's 'Anora' won the Palme d'Or award for the best film. Indian actress Anasuya Sengupta won the best actress award in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes for her role in the Hindi film 'The Shameless' by Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov.

The best director is Miguel Gomez who made the Portuguese film 'Grand Tour'. Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldana shared the award for best actress for performance in the Spanish film 'Emilia Perez' directed by Jacques Audiard. The jury award also goes to Emilia Perez. American actor Jesse Plemons is the best actor (Kind of Kindness).

Cinematographer Santhosh Sivan received the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens award. Santhosh Sivan accepted the award, which honors the world's best cinematographers, and became the first Asian cinematographer to achieve this feat. Bollywood actress Preity Zinta presented the award, which included lenses inscribed with Santosh Sivan's name. He was given a red carpet welcome on Friday night. Santosh Sivan's wife Deepa and son Sarvajit were also present.