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The Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar handed out its prizes tonight with top honors going to Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s _The Worst Ones (Les Pires)_. The Jury Prize was
awarded to Saim Sadig’s _Joyland_, the first Pakistani movie ever in official selection at Cannes. _The Worst Ones_ is a drama about a film within a film that sees a crew hit a working class
French town. Deadline’s review said it hit “with thought-provoking and sometimes darkly funny results.” _Joyland_ for its part, centers on a married man who falls for a trans woman.
Deadline called it an “atmospheric” title that “explores a whole family, presenting a picture of a clan torn between modernity and tradition in contemporary Lahore.” Meanwhile, as had been
expected, Vicky Krieps took the Best Actor award for her performance in Marie Kreutzer’s _Corsage_. She shared the honor with Adam Bessa from _Harka_. Krieps also stars in UCR title _More
Than Ever_. WATCH ON DEADLINE Best Director was Alexandru Belc for _Metronom_ and the “Coup de Coeur” gong (which essentially translates to the jury having a soft-spot for, or crush on) went
to _Rodeo_ from Lola Quivoron. UCR is focused on arthouse and artistically daring films. The 2022 selection included 20 feature films — seven of which are first features also competing for
the Caméra d’Or which goes to a first-time filmmaker and will be announced tomorrow. The UCR jury was chaired by actress-director-producer Valeria Golino, and included director Debra Granik,
actress Joanna Kulig, actor-singer Benjamin Biolay and actor-producer Edgar Ramírez.