There are 21 contenders, but only one of them will have the Palme d'Or. The jury will meet during the day to decide on the winning films.
No communication with the outside, mobile phones are confiscated until the evening. A strict regulation, as for the Prix Goncourt, with several rounds and secret ballots. Once the prizes have been awarded, the jury informs the President of the Festival de Cannes, Iris Knobloch, and the General Delegate Thierry Frémaux, who themselves contact the winners without announcing the precise prize.