CANNES, France, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore won the coveted Palm d'Or prize for his documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," at France's Cannes Film Festival Saturday.
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron presented Moore with the award for his film, which criticizes President George W. Bush for his actions before and after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
Park Chan-Wook's "Old Boy" won the Grand Prix award, which was presented by U.S. actors Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.
The best actress award went to Maggie Cheung for her role in "Clean" by Olivier Assavas, while the best actor honor went to 14-year-old Yuuya Yagira for his role in Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Nobody Knows."
The best director prize went to Tony Gatlif for "Exils" and the best screenplay honor went to Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for "Comme une Image."
The Jury Prize went to actress Irma P. Hall for her role in the Coen brothers' "The Ladykillers" and to "Tropical Malady" from Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
