Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman," the highest profile American film in competition at Cannes, was awarded the grand prize. Lee connected the film to modern day with real footage from last year's violent white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. The actress has said Weinstein raped her at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. Following last year's Cannes, jury member Jessica Chastain was critical about the female representation on view in that year's films. "I feel that there's a very strong drive within the organization of the Cannes Film Festival to make sure they explore, with a curious hat on, female perspectives.

Source: ABC News May 19, 2018 15:22 UTC