Cannes 2017 has come to a close and, happily, honored several female directors, writers, and performers. While the 70th edition of the fest has been consistently marked with sexism onscreen and off, it’s heartening to see women like Nicole Kidman, Sofia Coppola, Lynne Ramsay, and Agnès Varda be celebrated for their work. They were among the honorees selected by the festival jury, which included Jessica Chastain, Maren Ade, Fan Bingbing, and Agnès Jaoui.

Kidman took home a specially created 70th Anniversary prize. The Oscar winner had four projects at Cannes this year: Coppola’s Civil War-era gothic “The Beguiled,” Jane Campion’s series “Top of the Lake: China Girl,” the alien comedy-romance “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” and the mystery “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” This definitely seems to be the actress’ year and her victory at Cannes could mean good things to come at the Emmys and Oscars.

Coppola was named Best Director for her work on “The Beguiled,” the first woman to win the award in 50 years. The feminist reimagining of 1971 Clint Eastwood drama sees Coppola reuniting with her “Marie Antoinette” and “Virgin Suicides” star Kirsten Dunst as well as Elle Fanning, who toplined Coppola’s “Somewhere.” “Toni Erdmann” helmer Maren Ade accepted the award on Coppola’s behalf and read her thank-you speech. Coppola paid tribute to her family and Campion, the first and only woman to ever win the Palme d’Or, for being such a great role model for other female directors.

Ramsay is the first solo woman to win the screenwriting prize. The writer-director won for her “You Were Never Really Here” screenplay. The film centers on a veteran and former FBI agent turned hired vigilante (Joaquin Phoenix) trying to save a young woman (Ekaterina Samsonov) from a sex trafficking ring. Ramsay tied with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer’s” Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou for the honor.

Varda and graffiti artist and photographer JR were honored with the Golden Eye (L’Oeil d’Or) prize for their documentary “Faces, Places” (“Visages, Villages”), per The Hollywood Reporter. The doc follows Varda and JR as they make their way through rural France, photographing and interviewing the people they encounter. As they awarded the duo, the jury said they were “deeply moved” by the film, describing it as “delicate and generous.” The directors received €5,000 ($5,590 USD) as part of the prize.

Among the other female Cannes honorees are Diane Kruger, who was named Best Actress for her “In the Fade” performance, and Chloe Zhao, who took home the Directors’ Fortnight Art Cinema Award for “The Rider,” a portrait of a Lakota cowboy.

The full list of Cannes 2017’s female award winners is below. Adapted from ScreenDaily and two THR reports.

BEST DIRECTOR
Sofia Coppola (“The Beguiled”)

BEST ACTRESS
Diane Kruger (“In the Fade”)

BEST SCREENPLAY (Tie)
Lynne Ramsay (“You Were Never Really Here”)
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou (“The Killing Of Sacred Deer”)

CAMERA D’OR
“Jeune Femme” (Léonor Sérraille)

70th ANNIVERSARY PRIZE
Nicole Kidman

L’OEIL D’OR
“Faces, Places” (Agnès Varda and JR)

ART CINEMA AWARD (Directors’ Fortnight)
“The Rider” (Chloe Zhao)

SACD AWARD (Tie)
“Let the Sunshine In” (Claire Denis)
“Lover for a Day” (Philippe Garrel)