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May 18, 2026

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Photographs by GREG WILLIAMS
Words by JANE CROWTHER

2026 TROPHÉE CHOPARD
‘I’ve never been here before and never thought in a million years that this would be happening the first time that I came here,’ Marty Supreme actor Odessa A’zion told the audience at this year’s Chopard Trophy ceremony, presented by French icon Isabelle Huppert. Photographed by Greg Williams at the Martinez Hotel’s Chopard terrace before festivities, the American actor was recognised alongside Connor Swindells as a next generation talent at the jeweller’s annual festival award.

‘Cannes is a place of memory, but it’s also a place of birth. Every year, new faces appear,’ Huppert said in her welcoming address. ‘Tonight, we celebrate two singular presences, two sensibilities, two paths that are only beginning to be written and that we already want to follow’. When she took to the stage to accept her gold and silver film reel trophy, A’zion said, ‘I don’t know why you guys chose me, but I’m so grateful. There are so many actors that I admire who are part of this lineage of this award and this is so crazy. This is really cool.’

A’zion hit big this year as Marty’s childhood sweetheart in Josh Safdie’s award-winning film but has risen to prominence in I Love LA, She Rides Shotgun, Sitting in Bars with Cake and Fresh Kills. She has a packed slate ahead with Justine Triet’s psychological thriller, Fonda opposite Andrew Scott and Mia Goth, as well as Mother Courage with Sarah Paulson and Naomi Watts.

Having awarded new talent since 2001, The Trophée Chopard has a long list of previous recipients who have consolidated their wins with stellar careers including Marion Cotillard, James McAvoy, Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Florence Pugh, Jessie Buckley, Gael García Bernal, Anya Taylor Joy and Naomi Ackie. The celebration, co-hosted by Chopard’s Caroline Scheufele, festival president Iris Knobloch, and general delegate Thierry Frémaux, was attended by a glittering guestlist who ate dinner by Michelin-starred chef, Bruno Oger, and enjoyed a performance from pianist Gina Alice Adlinger at the Carlton Beach Club on Cannes’ golden sands.

Trophée Chopard (Chopard Trophy) is awarded by a jury of professionals to two young actors in order to recognise and encourage their career

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OUR TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE YEAR

December 19, 2025

10. THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR

A Netflix true-crime hit on the platform that is also an awards darling, Geeta Gandbhir’s timely body-cam account of a minor disagreement between neighbors in Florida which takes a lethal turn deftly prompts conversations of race, gun law and American society. Horribly fascinating.

9. 28 YEARS LATER

Danny Boyle’s return to his ‘infected’ franchise delivers teeth-gritting tension, social commentary and the same verve as his 23 year-old original. Continuing to push the boundaries of tech (filming on iphones), Boyle’s fable is a strangely beautiful poem to death which takes on new emotional resonance post Covid.

8. BRING HER BACK

Following up their sensational horror debut Talk To Me with an escalation in discomfort, sibling writer/directors Danny and Michael Philippou prove their flair is no fluke with a story of the monstrosity of motherhood. Disquieting and haunting in every way, with kitchen utensils used in unforgettable ways.

7. A REAL PAIN

An awards winner last season but only coming out in UK cinemas in January, Jesse Eisenberg’s self-penned tale of two cousins travelling to their grandmother’s Polish homeland and reckoning with their Jewish heritage lives long in the memory. That’s thanks to a finely-calibrated dramedy script and a pitch perfect performance that is both infuriating and endearing by Keiran Culkin.

6. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Jafar Panahi’s electric, salient film festival hit is understandably on awards shortlists now. Following a group of former prisoners who think they recognise their sadistic jailer, Panahi explores the cruelty of man, trauma, revenge, forgiveness and the difficult road to Iranian democracy.

5. MARTY SUPREME

Timothée Chalamet’s bombastic bid for Oscar is housed in this energetic, nervy anti-sports movie from Josh Safdie which follows the mythomania of a table tennis player and might as well be about America’s unapologetic self-identification in the world. Electrifying cinema.

4. BUGONIA

Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for a more accessible satire than their Kinds Of Kindness – and it pays off. Taking in themes of misogyny, environmentalism and radicalisation while still playing exploding head for grisly laughs, it’s entertaining while also being sly, smart and ultimately, unbearably sad.

3. TRAIN DREAMS

Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, this ode to the vanished life of an early 20th century logger in the Pacific Northwest is more profound than its, ahem, logline. Astonishingly beautiful visuals, sound and a melodious narration make it akin to meditation. Stunning.

2. SINNERS

Innovative, spiritual, thrilling, box office-defying… Ryan Coogler’s vampire period movie delves into grief, Jim Crow laws, artistic ownership and the generational power of grassroots music. All that and dripping in blood and sex. Cinema at its vital finest.

1. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Paul Thomas Anderson’s exemplary stoner comedy loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland addresses immigration, white supremacy, racism and corruption by making them a lot of fun and a lot of a mess. An embarrassment of riches in performances from an all-star cast but the absolute comet blazing through it all is Teyana Taylor; magnificently, unapologetically fierce, with two lone eyelash extensions and a semi-automatic, she is one of cinema’s great female creations.

Words by Jane Crowther

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