"At the awards ceremony that wrapped up the 57th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night, the jury gave 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Michael Moore's stinging critique of the Bush administration's foreign policies, the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize and one of the most coveted honors in international cinema."
"Mr. Moore noted that four of the nine jurors were American: Mr. Tarantino, Kathleen Turner, the director Jerry Schatzberg, and the Haitian-born novelist Edwidge Danticat. 'I fully expect the Fox News Channel and other right-wing media to portray this as an award from the French,' Mr. Moore said. Only one juror, the actress Emanuelle Béart, is a French citizen."
One of the things that makes this award all the more amazing is the fact that the last time a documentary won the Palme d'Or was Jacques Cousteau's 'The Silent World' in 1956. So, obviously the Cannes Film Festival is not eager to give their highest honor to documentaries.