The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held between 14 and 25 May 2008 in Cannes,France.
Winner for Best Director ( THREE MONKEYS) Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish Director.
He says " I dedicated this award to my lovely and beautiful country, TÜRKİYE".
His other important films= UZAK, İKLİMLER

In Competition
Feature films
Palme d'Or
ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS), by Laurent CANTET
Grand Prix
GOMORRA (GOMORRAH), by Matteo GARRONE
Special Prize for the 61st Festival
UN CONTE DE NOËL (A CHRISTMAS TALE), by Catherine DENEUVE
L'ÉCHANGE (CHANGELING), by Clint EASTWOOD
Award for Best Director
ÜÇ MAYMUN (THREE MONKEYS), by Nuri Bilge CEYLAN
Award for Best Screenplay
LE SILENCE DE LORNA (LORNA’S SILENCE), by Jean-Pierre et Luc DARDENNE
Award for Best Actress
LINHA DE PASSE, by Sandra CORVELONI
Award for BestActor
CHE, by Benicio DEL TORO
Jury Prize
IL DIVO, by Paolo SORRENTINO

Short films
Palme d'Or - Short Film
MEGATRON (MEGATRON), by Marian CRISAN
Jury Prize - Short Film
JERRYCAN (JERRYCAN), by Julius AVERY
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize - Gan Foundation for Cinema
TULPAN, by Sergey DVORTSEVOY
WOLKE 9 (CLOUD 9), by Andreas DRESEN
Prize of Hope
JOHNNY MAD DOG, by Jean-Stéphane SAUVAIRE
Knockout Prize
TYSON, by James TOBACK
Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard
TOKYO SONATA, by Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
Cinefondation
1st Prize Cinéfondation
HIMNON (ANTHEM), by Elad KEIDAN
2nd Prize - Cinéfondation
FORBACH, by Claire BURGER
3rd Prize Cinéfondation
STOP, by Jae-Ok PARK
KESTOMERKITSIJÄT (ROADMARKERS), by Juho KUOSMANEN