Cannes Film Festival: surprise winners, losers and scandals

Critics bemused as Carol loses out to French film, while festival's feminist statement is undermined by shoes

Cate Blanchett in Carol
(Image credit: Getty)

The red carpet is being rolled up and the champagne corks swept away after the 2015 Cannes Film Festival closed this weekend on France's Cote d'Azur.

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