Palme Commission (Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issue)
There was another notable absence too: director Terrence Malick, whose film The Tree of Life was the eventual Palme d'Or recipient.
The Thai movie that won the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes will not feature at the Oscars in the foreign language film category.
The panel had none of the unpredictability of Tim Burton's left-field jury of 2010, which awarded the Palme d'Or to surrealist Thai movie Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
The film was praised by critics and awarded the Palme d'Or by a jury headed by the US director Tim Burton.
Final Statement of the Palme Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues