Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake wins Palme d'Or at 2016 Cannes Film Festival

I, Daniel Blakeby British director Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.

Loach, known for his social realism, had already won the highest distinction in 2006 for The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

I, Daniel Blaketells the story of a 59-year-old joiner played by Dave Johns who is battling to keep his state benefitsafter an injury. His journey through bureaucratic red tape has him cross paths with single mother Kaite (Hayley Squires) and her children.

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Quebec directorXavier Dolan won theGrand Prix at theCannes Film Festival, considered the second-place prize after the Palmed'Or.

Dolan won the prize forJuste la fin dumonde (It's Only the End of the World).The film, which featuresVincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard andLa Seydoux, is based on a play byJean-Luc Lagarce about a man who returns home after a long absence, only to tell his family that he is about to die.

The Iranian filmForushande(The Salesman) byAsgharFarhadireceived two awards, for Best Screenplay and for Best Actor, won byShahabHosseini.

Farhadiis best known as director of Golden Globe winnerA Separation.