Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

Neon CEO Tom Quinn took no chances this year en route to winning the company's sixth Cannes Palme d'Or in a row, for Iranian dissident Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just an Accident." He acquired the film just two days before Saturday's award ceremony.

Leading up to Saturday night’s closing ceremony, all eyes are Neon as the film production company has previously won the last five Palme d’Or at Cannes. Neon has two films in the running for the award,

The Cannes Film Festival is, somehow, still going, and we've got the latest acquisitions, award winners and premieres.

The award ceremony will begin Saturday, May 24, at 6:45pm Central European Summer Time (CEST), which translates to 12:45pm ET or 9:45am PT in the United States. You can follow along on TikTok.

If any film fits the impossibly idealist version of Cannes its participants reach for every year, it’s Jafar Panahi’s A Simple Accident.

Simone Ashley and Gillian Anderson pose at the Cannes Film Festival in France, plus Cate Blanchett, Sheryl Crow and more. From New York City to France and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to.

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is announcing the winners of its annual awards at a ceremony on Saturday evening in France. TheWrap will update the list of winners as they are announced. A special award went to “Resurrection,” the tw0-hour-and-40-minute fantasia from Bi Gan.

An analysis of how the Cannes Film Festival Winners and Premieres Might affect the upcoming Oscar Race after recent years of matching success