Notes:
- The festival takes place since 1946.
- In the years before 1955 the main festival award was named 'Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'.
- The current form of the Golden Palm has been used since 1997 and has been designed by Caroline Scheufele-Gruosi, CEO of Chopard.
Time Specification: regular
Geographic Specification: international
Awards
Golden PalmGiven: 1955-
1939: The first Cannes Film Festival had been planned for 1939. It had to be canceled, because World War II broke out. For its 55th anniversary in 2002 the festival decided to screen 12 films from the original selection, seven of which would be "in competition" and be retrospectively judged by a contemporary jury.
1959: The atomic bombs of 1945 are still taboo as a subject. Resnais's _Hiroshima mon amour (1959)_ is excluded from the official selection in order not to upset the US government.
1964: The name of the festival's grand prix 'Golden Palm' is abandoned and changed to 'Grand Prix International du Festival'. (It will be called 'Golden Palm' again from 1975.)
1966: The Grand Prix is named 'Grand prix du vingtième anniversaire du Festival international du film' for the festival's 20th anniversary.
1966: A new non-competitive festival section called "Directors' Fortnight" is created.
1973: A new non-competitive and informative festival section called 'Étude et documents' is created.
1973: Another non-competitive festival section called 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' is initiated by the French Film Directors' Society (1973-1991).
1975: The name of the festival's grand prix is again changed to 'Golden Palm' after it had been abandoned in 1964.
1975: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Les Yeux Fertiles' is created, focusing on films dealing with other arts (1975-1977).
1975: A day before the festival opens a bomb is found in the Palais. The 'People's Struggle Against the Perversion of Humanity', is never heard of again.
1976: A new non-competitive festival section called 'L'Air du temps' is created, focusing on films dealing with contemporary subjects (1976-1977).
1977: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Le Passé composé' is created, solely for compilations. It will be celebrated in 1977 only.
1978: A new non-competitive festival section called 'Un Certain Regard' is created replacing the sections 'Les Yeux Fertiles' (1975-1977), 'L'Air du temps' (1976-1977) and 'Le Passé composé' (1977).
1980: The surprise film, Tarkovsky's Stalker, is interrupted due to strikes held by the electricians.
1982: The festival poster is designed by Federico Fellini.
1983: The festival poster is designed by Akira Kurosawa.
1990: The retrospectives are introduced, from 1992 on called 'Cinéma de toujour'.
1992: The retrospectives become an official name: 'Cinéma de toujour'.
1992: The section formerly known as 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' (1973-1991) is renamed to 'Cinémas en France'.
1998: The festival will have a short film jury from now on.
2002: The winning film for the first festival, which actually was canceled in 1939 due to the beginning of World War II, was decided on retrospectively by a jury in 2002.
2004: For the first time in the history of the festival, president Gilles Jacob gave the jury an opportunity to explain their Golden Palm choices.
The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (sélection officielle).
Grand Prize of the Festival
Given: 1946-1947, 1949, 1951-1954
1959: The atomic bombs of 1945 are still taboo as a subject. Resnais's _Hiroshima mon amour (1959)_ is excluded from the official selection in order not to upset the US government.
The winning movie was chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which were part of the festivals 'official selection' (sélection officielle).
Grand Prize of the Jury
The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (Sélection officielle).
Jury Prize
The winning movie is chosen by a jury from the pool of movies which are part of the festivals 'official selection' (Sélection officielle).
International Jury Prize
Given: 1946
Jury Special Prize
International Prize
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Given: 1979-1981
Best Supporting Actress
Given: 1979-1981
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Music
Best Art Direction
Best Artistic Contribution
Special Mention
Special Distinction
Technical Grand Prize
Technical Grand Prize - Special Mention
Festival Trophy
Special Award
Honorary Golden Palm
Best First Work
Award
Palm of the Palms
Given: 1997
20th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1966
25th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1971
35th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1982
40th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1987
45th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1992
50th Anniversary Prize
Given: 1997
55th Anniversary Prize
Given: 2002
60th Anniversary Prize
Given: 2007
Golden Camera
Given: 1978-
The Caméra d'Or is a juried award given to the best first film chosen from the Official Selection, the Director's Fortnight and the International Critics Week. (as of 2002)
Special Golden Camera
Golden Camera - Special Mention
Cinefondation Award
Given: 1998-
The Cinefoundation sidebar is a showcase for first and second-time student films. The award winning films are judged by the main competition's short film jury.
Cinefondation Award - Special Mention
Un Certain Regard Award
Given: 1998-
Un Certain Regard Award - Special Mention
Le Premier Regard Award
Regard Original Award
Regard Intimity Award
Regard Knockout Award
Given: 2008
Regard Hope Award
Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
Given: 2006
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Given: 2003
Un Certain Regard - Best Actor
Un Certain Regard - Best Actress
Un Certain Regard - Jury Coup de Coeur
Un Certain Regard - Prize of the Jury President
Prix France Musique (Original Film Score)
Given: 2006-
UCMF Film Music Award
Given: 2006-
Original Film Score Award
Given: 2006-
Critics Week Grand Prize
Given: 2000-
The award is given by the press to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival. Journalists and film critics are invited to vote after each screening.
If the winner is a French speaker, an additional grant of EUR 3,000 will be added by the Beaumarchais Foundation. (as of 2005)
Mercedes-Benz Award
Given: 1993-1999
The award is given to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
SACD Screenwriting Award
Given: 2004-
The award is given to the best screenwriter of a feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
SACD Award
Given: 1991-1992
The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
ACID Award
The award is given by a jury formed of directors, who are members of ACID, in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Canal+ Award
Given: 1992-
The award is given to the best short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Kodak Short Film Award
The award is given to a short film revelation.
Kodak Short Film Award - Special Mention
Prix Grand Cru
Given: 2006-
The award is given to the best screenwriter of a short or mid-length film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Young Critics Award
Given: 2000-
The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Grand Golden Rail
Given: 1995-
The award is given by a group of cinephile railwaymen to the best feature film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Small Golden Rail
Given: 1995-
The award is given by a group of cinephile railwaymen to the best short film in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) of the festival.
Hohoa Award
Given: 2003-
The award is given to the best short film script (<20min) from the French overseas territories in the critics week section (La Semaine de la Critique) (as of 2008)
Golden Coach
Given: 2002-
The award is a tribute paid by directors - and only directors - to fellow filmmakers for their courage and intransigence in their art. It is a homage to independence and pure cinematic genius.
SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)
Given: 2003-
The award is given to a French-language feature film in the Directors Fortnight selection.
Label Europa Cinemas
Given: 2003-
The award is given to a European film in the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) section of the festival to further its distribution.
C.I.C.A.E. Award
C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention
Cinémas de Recherche - Special Mention
SFR Prize
The award is given to the most audacious French short film from the Director's Fortnight international selection. It is awarded by a jury of professionals and young directors brought together by SFR.
SACD Short Film Award
Unifrance Short Film Grand Prize
Given: 2008-
Unifrance Short Film Special Prize
Gras Savoye Award
Given: 1998-2007
The juried award is given to a producer/director of the best short film from a selection of films not awarded at other international festivals. (as of 2003)
Gras Savoye Award - Special Mention
Perspectives du Cinéma Award
Perspectives du Cinéma Award - Special Mention
Young Cinema Award
'La Chance de Cannes' Award
Gary Cooper Award
Given: 1961, 1963
The award is given in recognition of the human valor of the film's content and treatment.
International Peace Award
Given: 1946
Audience Award
FIPRESCI Prize
FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Given: 1974-
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
30th Anniversary Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Given: 2004
OCIC Award
Given: 1952-1973
OCIC Award - Special Mention
C.I.D.A.L.C. Award
FIFA Award
AFCAE Award
France Culture Award
Given: 1999-
The award is given to a domestic and a foreign film to honor the best cineaste of the year, who is not yet known widely.
Award of the Youth
Given: 1982-
A jury of seven young European cineastes (age 18-25) decides on the awards given to a French and a foreign film each, a first, second or third work from the parallel sections of the festival (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Un Certain Regard, La Semaine de la Critique).
From 1982 to 1988 the jury had been built from five young French.
Since 2003 the traditional distinction between French and foreign film has been given up and just one film is awarded.
Special Award of the Youth
Regards Jeunes Prize
Given: 2003-
Prix Regards Jeune
Given: 2003-
The award is decided on by an European jury of seven young cinephiles and given to a feature film (first or second feature) in each of the two sidebars: the Directors' Fortnight and the International Critics Week. (2009)
The award is given to the best feature and short film in the critics week (La Semaine de la Critique) or Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) section of the festival. (old rule)
Cannes Junior Award
Best Film for the Youth
François Chalais Award
Given: 1997-
The award is given to a documentary or a feature film which best captures life.
Norman McLaren Award
Given: 2005-
The Norman McLaren Prize, created by the National Film Board of Canada under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, will be presented each year to the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or.
NFB Online Short Film Competition
Given: 2005-
Ten finalists are selected, the winner is then decided on by the online audiences.
Cinema Prize of the French National Education System
Given: 2003-
Award of the City of Rome
American Pavillon's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Given: 2009-
Chopard Trophy
The award is given to both a male and female acting revelation. (as of 2005)
DVD Design Award
The DVD awards aim to recompense the artistic work of film companies latest releases.
The award is given for DVD releases with films released after 1 January 1979.
DVD Heritage Award
The award is given for DVD releases which include restored copies, exclusive notes and material.
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