Unlike the Academy Awards, which are voted for by thousands of Academy members, the prizes at this year's Cannes Film Festival will be decided by a mere nine people. Whether Quentin Tarantino will let the other eight get a word in edgeways remains to be seen. Ladies and gentlemen, here are the members of the jury...

QUENTIN TARANTINO (President)
You've probably heard of him. Nabbed the Palme d'Or for Pulp Fiction. Will likely favour off-kilter action fare, which bodes well for Old Boy and Innocence, as he could sell sand in the desert.

EMMANUELLE BÉART
If the Mission: Impossible actress has a brain as big as her lips, then expect wise choices.

EDWIDGE DANTICAT
Haitian-born author of acclaimed novel The Dew Breaker.

TILDA SWINTON
The fiercely bright star of last year's well-received Cannes entry Young Adam.

KATHLEEN TURNER
Yes, the Body Heat star - who hasn't acted since 2000 - is still alive.

BENOÎT POELVOORDE
Co-writer/co-director of the blistering Man Bites Dog. The Belgian can chew over screen violence with Tarantino.

JERRY SCHATZBERG
The veteran seventysomething director of Palme d'Or-winning Gene Hackman/Al Pacino drama Scarecrow gets defrosted.

TSUI HARK
Prolific writer/director/producer whose output includes Jet Li's cult classic Once Upon A Time In China.

PETER VON BAGH
Finnish film critic and sometime screenwriter. Excuse us for not knowing more.

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