Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leave the premiere of “Kung Fu Panda 2″ with their four children Maddox Chivan, Zahara Marley, Shiloh Nouvel and Pax Thien in the midst of a swarm of fans in Los Angeles.
Actress Kirsten Dunst, 29, won Best Actress for her performance in Melancholia. Melancholia was directed by Lars von Trier, who was banned from Cannes last week for his Nazi comments.
French actor Jean Dujardin won the prize for Best Actor for his role in the silent film The Artist, while Nicolas Winding Refn was honored as Best Director for his film Drive.
Prizes were awarded by the nine-member jury headed by Robert De Niro. The panel also included actors Uma Thurman and Jude Law.
Director Terrence Malick’s movie, ‘Tree of Life’ won the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor on Sunday. The Palme d’Or award was handed out for the film starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The movie winning the top award may come as a surprise to some, considering the movie received mixed reactions at the premiere.