2024 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

Palme d’Or

Anora

Grand Prix

All We Imagine As Light

Jury Prize

Emilia Pérez

Best Director

Miguel Gomes, Grand Tour

Best Screenplay

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Actress

Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez

Best Actor

Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness

Honorary Palme d’Or

George Lucas

Special Award

Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Camera d’Or for Best First Film

Halfdan Ullman Tondel, Armand

Palme d’Or for Best Short Film

Nebojsa Slijepcevic, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

2024 Chita Rivera Award Winners

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BROADWAY SHOW

(TIE) Camille A Brown, Hell’s Kitchen and Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water For Elephants

OUTSTANDING DANCER IN A BROADWAY SHOW

(TIE) Antoine Boissereau, Water For Elephants andTilly Evans-Kreuger, The Outsiders        

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A BROADWAY SHOW

Illinoise

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM

Barbie, Choreographer: Jennifer White

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DANCE DOCUMENTARY

Lift, Director: David Petersen

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Bernadette Peters

DOUGLAS AND ETHEL WATT CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD

Mayte Natalio

VANGUARD AWARD

Phil LaDuca

90th Drama League Award Winners

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

Stereophonic

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Appropriate 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

Hell’s Kitchen

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

Merrily We Roll Along 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along

DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE

Sarah Paulson, Appropriate 

The Drama League has also acknowledged the previous recipients of the Distinguished Performance Award who appeared in eligible Broadway or Off-Broadway productions this season. As the Award can only be won once in a performer’s lifetime, they are ineligible to be nominated; however, their exemplary work is recognized and applauded. 

Alfred Molina, Uncle Vanya

Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret

Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS 

Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater – Jonathan Groff

Founders Award for Excellence in Directing – Schele Williams

Contribution to the Theater – Jessica Lange

Gratitude Award – Kandi Burruss

59th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award Winners

Entertainer of the Year

Lainey Wilson

Female Artist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Ashley McBryde

Megan Moroney

Kacey Musgraves

WINNER: Lainey Wilson

Male Artist of the Year

Chris Stapleton

Duo of the Year

Dan + Shay 

Group of the Year

Old Dominion 

New Female Artist of the Year

Megan Moroney 

New Male Artist of the Year

Nate Smith 

New Duo or Group of the Year

Tigirlily Gold

Album of the Year

[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

Higher – Chris Stapleton; Producer: Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton; Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville

Single of the Year

[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

“Fast Car” – Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Record Company-Label: River House Artists / Columbia Nashville

Song of the Year

[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

“Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis; Songwriters: Chase McGill, Greylan James, Jordan Davis, Josh Osborne; Publishers: Family Farm Songs; Hold On Can I Get A Number 1 Music; Songs of Universal Inc.

Music Event of the Year

[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

“Save Me” – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson); Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens; Record Company-Label: Stoney Creek Records / BMG Nashville

Visual Media of the Year

[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]

“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum; Producers: Christen Pinkston &Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney

Songwriter of the Year

Jessie Jo Dillon 

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Chris Stapleton

2024 BAFTA Television Award Winners

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT

ROB & ROMESH VS Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Jack Shillaker, Bill Righton, David Taylor, Graham Proud - CPL Productions / Sky Max

CURRENT AFFAIRS

THE SHAMIMA BEGUM STORY (THIS WORLD)  Joshua Baker, Sara Obeidat, Sasha Joelle Achilli, Sarah Waldron, Simon McMahon, Mustafa Al-Ali – BBC Current Affairs / BBC Two

DAYTIME

SCAM INTERCEPTORS Rowland Stone, Sherry Knight, Nick Stapleton, Odin Gillies, Sue Malone, Mark Lewis - BBC Studios Documentary Unit / BBC One

DRAMA SERIES

TOP BOY Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind, Ronan Bennett, Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Tina Pawlik - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / Netflix

ENTERTAINMENT*

STRICTLY COME DANCING Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

JOE LYCETT Late Night Lycett - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

CELEBRITY RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC One

FACTUAL SERIES

LOCKERBIE Nancy Strang, John Dower, Claire McFall, Barnaby Fry, Dejan Cancar, Charlie Hawryliw - Mindhouse Productions / Sky Documentaries

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY

GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC One

INTERNATIONAL

CLASS ACT Bruno Nahon, Tristan Séguela, Olivier Demangel, Laurent Lafitte - Unité / Netflix

LEADING ACTOR

TIMOTHY SPALL The Sixth Commandment - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC One

LEADING ACTRESS

SARAH LANCASHIRE Happy Valley - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC One

LIMITED DRAMA

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT Derek Wax, Brian Woods, Sarah Phelps, Saul Dibb, Frances du Pille - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC One

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY

MAWAAN RIZWAN Juice - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three

NEWS COVERAGE

CHANNEL 4 NEWS: INSIDE GAZA: ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR Production Team - ITN / Channel 4

REALITY

SQUID GAME: THE CHALLENGE Production Team - Studio Lambert, The Garden / Netflix

SCRIPTED COMEDY

SUCH BRAVE GIRLS Kat Sadler, Simon Bird, Catherine Gosling Fuller, Jack Bayles, Phil Clarke - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three

SHORT FORM

MOBILITY Jack Carroll, Thomas Gregory, Akaash Meeda, David Simpson, Sam Ward - Tiger Aspect Productions, Testmouse Productions / BBC Three

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY**

ELLIE SIMMONDS: FINDING MY SECRET FAMILY Jasleen Sethi, David Thompson, Colleen Flynn, Kathryn Jein, Nick Underhill - Flicker Productions / ITV1

SOAP 

CASUALTY Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC One

SPECIALIST FACTUAL***

WHITE NANNY, BLACK CHILD Andy Mundy-Castle, Natasha Dack Ojumu, Rochelle Newman, Zeb Achonu, Ross Leppard, Rachael McLean-Anderson - Doc Hearts, TigerLily Productions, BFI / Channel 5

SPORTS COVERAGE

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY ONE Richard Willoughby, Paul McNamara, Mark Demuth, Bridget Toomey, Rob Oldham, Dionne Robinson-Smith - ITV Sport / ITV1

SUPPORTING ACTOR

MATTHEW MACFADYEN Succession - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky Atlantic

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

JASMINE JOBSON Top Boy - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / Netflix

P&O CRUISES MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (voted for by the public)

HAPPY VALLEY Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC One

35th GLAAD Media Award Winners: Part II

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

“Jennifer Hudson Surprises HIV Activist with $10,000” The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

“New York City Gay Bar Deaths Classified as Homicides” (NBC News Now)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form

“Our America: Who I’m Meant to Be” (ABC Owned Television Stations)

Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special

“Indiana Students Put on LGBTQ-Themed Play Themselves After it’s Canceled By the School” Yasmin Vossoughian Reports (MSNBC)

Outstanding Print Article

“As Drag Bans Proliferate, Maren Morris Goes Deep With Drag’s Biggest Stars on Why the Show Must Go On” by Stephen Daw (Billboard)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article

“The AP Interview: Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Not a Crime” by Nicole Winifield (AP.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

“7 Remarkable Trans Elders Share Lessons for the Next Generation” (them.us)

Outstanding Blog

Erin in the Morning

Outstanding Reality Program

Family Karma (Bravo)

Outstanding Broadway Production

Melissa Etheridge: My Window, by Melissa Etheridge

Outstanding Podcast

Las Culturistas (iHeart)

Outstanding Film – Streaming Or TV

Rustin (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary (Multiple winners)

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later (MTV Documentary Films)

Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)

The Stroll (HBO)

Outstanding New Series

The Last of Us (HBO)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action

Heartstopper (Netflix)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article (Spanish Language)

“Personas mayores LGBTQIA+ ‘tienen que regresar a un clóset para poder buscar vivienda'” por David Cordero Mercado y Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón (PeriodismoInvestigativo.com & ElNuevoDia.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia (Spanish Language)

“Conoce a la primera diputada negra y trans de Brasil” por Natalia Barrera Francis, Joyce García, David von Blohn, Paula Daibert y Claudia Escobar (Descoloniza – AJ+ Español)

39th Lucille Lortel Award Winners

Best Play

“The Comeuppance”

Produced by Signature Theatre

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Best Musical

“(pray)”

Produced by Ars Nova and National Black Theatre

Created by nicHi douglas, with music by S T A R R Busby and JJJJJerome Ellis

Best Revival

“Translations”

Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre

Written by Brian Friel

Best Solo Show

“All The Devils Are Here – How Shakespeare Invented the Villain”

Produced by Mara Isaacs, Thomas M. Neff, Willette and Manny Klausner, 42nd.Club, Daryl Roth

Written and Performed by Patrick Page

Best Director

nicHi douglas – “(pray)”

Best Choreographer

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – “Buena Vista Social Club”

Best Lead Performer in a Play

Gabby Beans – “Jonah”

Best Featured Performer in a Play

Eli Gelb – “Stereophonic”

Best Lead Performer in a Musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon – “Buena Vista Social Club”

Best Featured Performer in a Musical

Kecia Lewis – “Hell’s Kitchen”

Best Ensemble

"(pray)”

Ariel Kayla Blackwood, S T A R R Busby, Ashely De La Rosa, Tina Fabrique, Satori Folkes-Stone, Amara Granderson, Taylor Symone Jackson, Ziiomi Louise Law, Aigner Mizzelle, Gayle Turner, Darnell White, D. Woods

Best Scenic Design

Kate Noll – “Wet Brain”

Best Costume Design

Lux Haac – “Manahatta”

Best Lighting Design

Amith Chandrashaker – “The Comeuppance”

Best Sound Design

Ryan Rumery – “Stereophonic”

Best Projection Design

Nick Hussong – “Wet Brain”

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Dominique Morisseau

Best Body of Work

Ars Nova