Updated On: 19 July, 2021 08:56 AM IST | Cannes (France) | ANI
The film made Julia Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival`s top honour in its 74-year history, and though this big win was goofed up by Spike Lee, she didn`t come to the stage to accept the award until its formal announcement at the end of the ceremony.

French director Julia Ducournau poses with her trophy during a photocall after she won the Palme d`Or for the film "Titane" during the closing ceremony of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Pic/AFP
At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, jury president Spike Lee jumped the gun by announcing Palme d`Or winner `Titane` before any other award. While Caleb Landry Jones won the best actor award, Norwegian star Renate Reinsve took home the award for best actress. According to Variety, with `Titane`, French director Julia Ducournau delivered a radical horror story of a young female killer who has sex with cars after surviving a childhood crash.
The film made Ducournau the second female filmmaker to win the festival`s top honour in its 74-year history, and though this big win was goofed up by Lee, she didn`t come to the stage to accept the award until its formal announcement at the end of the ceremony. Turns out, the run-of-show slip was the first of many surprises, which later included two ties.