Cannes 2023: Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau feature on nine-member jury list

The eight members will join the jury president Ruben Ostlund at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which will be held between May 16-27

Brie Larson at The Daily Front Row’s Seventh Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards; Paul Dano, promoting the movie Dumb Money, attends a Sony Pictures presentation during CinemaCon | Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP and Steve Marcus/REUTERS

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have unveiled the members of the main competition jury for the upcoming 76th edition, which will be held between May 16-27. The eight members will join the jury president Ruben Ostlund.

⭐ The Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes unveiled! Discover the members who will surround the Swedish director Ruben Östlund, President of this Jury. Together, they will award the #Cannes2023 prizes at the Awards ceremony on May 27.

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— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 4, 2023

The jury comprises French actor Denis Menochet; American actor, director, and producer Brie Larson; Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani; Brazilian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni; American actor-director Paul Dano; Afghan writer-director Atiq Rahimi; Argentinian filmmaker Damian Szifron; and French director Julia Ducouranu.

Wes Anderson’s sci-fi romantic comedy-drama Asteroid City, Hirozaku Koreeda’s (Shoplifters fame) Japenese film Monster, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest are among the top contender for the Palme d’Or, the highest prize at the festival. A total of 21 films will compete for the top honour.