Spike Lee Accidentally Announces Festival Winner Early at Cannes
The director and jury president gave some early congratulations.
Andreas Rentz/Getty
Spike Lee gave French film director Julia Ducournau an early congratulations when he accidentally announced that her film Titane won the Palme d’Or—the Cannes equivalent of Best Picture—at the beginning of the festival’s award show on Saturday, instead of at the end. Ducournau did not accept her honor at that time, and instead will wait until her name is announced (again) right before the event ends. She is the second woman to win the Palme d’Or. According to the Associated Press, Lee, who served as the first Black jury president at Cannes, “was seen with his head in his hands” after the gaffe.
Here’s the wild clip of Spike Lee accidentally announcing the Palme d’Or winner at the very beginning of the closing ceremony pic.twitter.com/l7kD1AP57A
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) July 17, 2021
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.