George Miller’s jury awarded a mixed bag of prizes that ignored some of the most exciting films at this year’s Cannes film festival. Still, this was an extraordinary yearCannes jury decisions often baffle both outsiders and the jury members themselves. They have had to argue, shout, horse-trade — and then, as the clock runs down, and with festival director Thierry Frémaux frowningly entering the jury room pointing at his watch, finally come up with a compromise decision that satisfies no-one.