Östlund won the "Palme d'Or" for "The Square", marking the first time a predominantly Swedish production received the honour since "The Best Intentions" (1992), and the first time a Swedish director won since Alf Sjöberg for "Miss Julie" (1951). Jury president Pedro Almodóvar cited it for depicting "the dictatorship of being politically correct". Juror Agnes Jaoui also commended it for its intelligence and wit. Set decorator Josefin Åsberg also received the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist at Cannes. In August, it was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards; the Academy shortlisted it for a nomination in December. "The Square" also received the most nominations at the 30th European Film Awards.