Cannes 2025 Day 12 Round Up: Alia Bhatt Goes Desi With Gucci Saree On Closing Day; Jury Announces Winners List

Cannes 2025 Day 12 Round-Up: The highly-anticipated 12-day Cannes Film Festival 2025 finally came to an end on Saturday (yesterday, May 24). As the 78th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) saw its curtain yesterday, the closing ceremony witnessed some of the dramatic moments at the French Riviera. Missed the key moments from the Cannes 2025 closing event? Don't worry, we have got you covered.

From Alia Bhatt's desi moment at the Cannes 2025 red carpet to Jafar Panahi winning the Palme d'Or; let's take a look at Cannes 2025 closing day (day 12) highlights.

Cannes 2025 Closing Ceremony Highlights (Day 12)

From iconic fashion moments, and red carpet drama to dozens of films from all across the world receiving standing ovations, the Cannes Film Festival 2025, from May 13 to May 24, recorded some of the attention-grabbing moments throughout the cinematic extravaganza this year with several celebrities representing international cinema while walking the red carpet.

As we welcome a lazy and relaxed Sunday morning, let's take a look at some of the key moments from the Cannes 2025 closing ceremony.

1) Alia Bhatt Desi Moment With Gucci Saree On Red Carpet

Amid a whirlwind of speculations, Alia Bhatt made her Cannes 2025 red carpet debut on Friday (May 23). On Saturday, the actress made a dazzling return to the red carpet and created history by wearing Gucci's first-ever saree-inspired ensemble for the closing ceremony.

2) Jury Announces Cannes 2025 Complete Winners List

At the Cannes 2025 closing ceremony on Saturday, the jury finally announced the highly-anticipated winners' names of the Festival de Cannes after the extravagant cinema exhibition that went on for over 10 exciting days. Iranian director Jafar Panahi took home the highly-esteemed Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just An Accident'. On the other hand, the Grand Pix, awarded to the runner-up, went to Joachim Trier for 'Sentimental Value'.

Karan Johar, Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Homebound', starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Ishaan Khatter, lost in the Un Certain Regard category.

Here's the Cannes 2025 complete winners list with names:

Palme d'Or: 'It Was Just an Accident' - Jafar Panahi

Grand Prix: 'Sentimental Value' - Joachim Trier

Jury Prize: (TIE) 'Sirat' (Oliver Laxe) and 'Sound of Falling' (Mascha Salinski)

Best Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho (The Secret Agent)

Best Actor: Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)

Best Actress: Nadia Melliti (The Little Sister)

Best Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Young Mothers)

Special Prize: 'Resurrection' (Bi Gan)

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard Winner: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Jury Prize: A Poet

Best Director Prize: Tarzan and Arab Nasser (Once Upon a Time in Gaza)

Performance Awards: Cléo Diara (I Only Rest in the Storm) and Frank Dillane (Urchin)

Best Screenplay: Harry Lighton (Pillion)

Special Mention: Norah

Short Film Palme d'Or: I'm Glad You're Dead Now

Short Film Special Mention: Ali

Camera d'Or: The President's Cake

Camera d'Or Special Mention: My Father's Shadow

Immersive Competition: From Dust

Critics' Week: A Useful Ghost

Golden Eye Documentary Prize: Imago

Golden Eye Special Jury Prize: The Six Billion Dollar Man

Queer Palm: Little Sister

Palme Dog: The Love That Remains

Directors' Fortnight Audience Award: The President's Cake

Honorary Palme d'Or: Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington

Cinéfondation

First Prize: First Summer

Second Prize: 12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony

Third Prize (tie): Ginger Boy (Separated) and Winter in March

3) 5-Hour Power Outage

The Cannes 2025 closing ceremony kickstarted on a bizarre note when a massive 5-hour power cut hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in Southern France at around 10 am (local time), affecting the Cannes 2025 closing day. The light came back at around 3:30 pm, as per Deadline. "We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," a spokesperson for the French national gendarmerie had said.