Sunday, the top prize at the 64th Cannes Film Festival was awarded to Terrence Mallick‘s The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

Kirsten Dunst & Alexander Skarsgard “Melancholia” Trailer (VIDEO)

Jury president Robert De Niro announced the news, though Mallick, who is said to be a quite the recluse, was not there to accept his Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). Other members of the Cannes jury included Uma Thurman and Jude Law.

Actress Kirsten Dunst took the award for Best Actress for the film Melancholia, directed by the ever-so-controversial Lars Von Trier. French actor Jean Dujardin was awarded best actor for a silent, black-and-white comedy, The Artist, which will be seen in the U.S. later this year.

I’m so glad that the ridiculous trailer for Tree of Life ended up being a good movie. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest (only if you’re sober) that you go YouTube it. Congrats, Brad!

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