The Festival International du Film, held annually in Cannes, France, has become the world’s most prestigious film festival—the spot on the beach where the newest films from the world’s top directors compete for both publicity and awards.
Originally created in 1939 in response to reports of rigged judging at the 1934 Venice Film Festival, the first festival at Cannes was delayed until 1946, when films in competition included Jean Cocteau’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946), Emilio Fernandez‘s MARIA CANDELARIA (1944), Alfred Hitchcock’s NOTORIOUS (1946), Roberto Rossellini‘s OPEN CITY (1945), Charles Vidor’s GILDA (1946), and Billy Wilder‘s THE LOST WEEKEND (1945). The Grand Prize of the International Jury went to René Clément’s quasi-documentary THE BATTLE OF THE RAILS (1945). Although the quality of films screened has always been high (directors who have received their “starts” there range from Satyajit Ray and François Truffaut to such recent discoveries as Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, and Jane Campion), the manner in which the competition has been organized has changed over the years. The selection of the members of the international jury sometimes generates as much controversy as the selection of the films themselves.
The judges have always voted on the festival’s best film; at various times they have also administered numerous other awards. During the first festival the judges awarded eleven grand prizes and two “Peace” prizes. They also recognized films for best direction, performance (male and female), screenplay, music, cinematography, color, documentary, and animation. By 1947 the prizes were more creatively titled and were offered in separate genre categories, such as Films Psychologiques et d’Amour (Psychological and Love Films) and Films d’Aventures and Policier (Adventure and Detective Films).
In the year 1955 the festival created the film community’s most coveted award after the Academy Award for best picture, the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). Awarded to the best film of the festival, it went that year to Delbert Mann‘s MARTY. Subsequent winners have included some of the most memorable films in history—Marcel Camus‘s BLACK ORPHEUS (1959), Luis Buñuel’s VIRIDIANA (1961), Luchino Visconti‘s THE LEOPARD (1963), Michelangelo Antonioni‘s BLOWUP (1966), Lindsay Anderson‘s IF… (1968), Robert Altman‘s M*A*S*H (1970), Francis Ford Coppola‘s THE CONVERSATION (1974), Martin Scorsese‘s TAXI DRIVER (1976), Akira Kurosawa‘s KAGEMUSHA (1980), and Wim Wenders‘s PARIS, TEXAS (1984). In 1979 the Camera d’Or (Golden Camera) was created, to be presented to the filmmaker who delivered the best first feature.
The festival was cancelled in 1948 and 1950 due to problems in the French film industry and again in 1968, owing to the tumultuous political climate in Paris.
1946
Grand Prix
THE RED EARTH (Den.), Lau Lauritzen
THE LOST WEEKEND, Billy Wilder
LA SYMPHONIE PASTORALE (Fr.), Jean Delannoy
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (Brit.), David Lean
NEECHA NAGAR (India), Chetan Anand
OPEN CITY (Ital.), Roberto Rossellini
MARIA CANDELARIA (Mex.), Emilio Fernandez
THE PRIZE (Swed.), Alf Sjöberg
THE LAST CHANCE (Switz.), Leopold Lindtberg
MEN WITHOUT WINGS (Czech.), M. Cap
THE GREAT TURNING POINT ( U.S.S.R.), Friedrich Ermler Direction
René Clement, BATTLE OF THE RAILS (Fr.) Male Performance
Ray Milland, THE LOST WEEKEND Female Performance
Michele Morgan, LA SYMPHONIE PASTORALE (Fr.) Screenplay
Tchirskov, THE GREAT TURNING POINT (Czech.) Music
Georges Auric Cinematography
Gabriel Figueroa, MARIA CALENDARIA and THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Mex.) Color
Alexander Ptouchko , THE STONE FLOWER (U.S.S.R.) Documentary
BERLIN (U.S.S.R), J. Raisman Animation
Walt Disney, MAKE MINE MUSIC Special Jury Prize
BATTLE OF THE RAILS (Fr.), René Clement Grand Prix for Peace
THE LAST CHANCE (Switz.), Leopold Lindtberg
1947
Psychological and Love Film
ANTOINE AND ANTOINETTE (1947)/ANTOINE ET ANTOINETTE (Fr.), Jacques Becker Adventure and Detective Film
THE DAMNED (Fr.), René Clement Social Film
CROSSFIRE, Edward Dmytryk Musical
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, Vincente Minnelli Animated Film
DUMBO, Walt Disney
1948
Festival not held due to lack of funding.
1949
Grand Prix
THE THIRD MAN (Brit.), Carol Reed Direction
René Clement, THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA (Fr./Ital.) Male Performance
Edward G. Robinson, HOUSE OF STRANGERS Female Performance
Isa Miranda, THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA (Fr./Ital.) Screenplay
Virginia Shaler and Eugene Ling, LOST BOUNDARIES Music
Emilio Fernandez, PUEBLERINA (Fr./Ital.) Decor
Claude Autant-Lara, OH, AMELIA! (Fr.)
1950
Festival not held due to lack of funds, and other problems in the film industry of France.
1951
Grand Prix
MIRACLE IN MILAN (Ital.), Vittorio De Sica
MISS JULIE (Swed.), Alf Sjöberg Special Jury Prize
ALL ABOUT EVE, Joseph L. Mankiewicz Direction
Luis Buñuel, LOS OLVIDADOS Male Performance
Michael Redgrave, THE BROWNING VERSION (Brit.) Female Performance
Bette Davis, ALL ABOUT EVE Screenplay
Terence Rattigan, THE BROWNING VERSION (Brit.) Music
Joseph Kosma, JULIETTE OU LA CLEF DES SONGES Cinematography
Luis-Maria Beltran, LA CARAVELLE ISABEL PARTIRA CE SOIR (Ven.) Decor
Souvorov A. Veksler, MOUSSORGSKY (U.S.S.R) Special Prize for Originality of Lyrical Adaptation to Flm
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Special Award
The entire selection of films presented at the festival by Italy.
1952
Grand Prix
TWO PENNYWORTH OF HOPE (Ital.), Renato Castellani
OTHELLO (Morocco), Orson Welles Special Jury Prize
WE ARE ALL MURDERERS (Fr.), André Cayatte Direction
Christian-Jaque, FAN-FAN LA TULIPE Male Performance
Marlon Brando, VIVA ZAPATA! Female Performance
Lee Grant, DETECTIVE STORY Film Lyricism
Gian Carlo Menotti, THE MEDIUM Scenario
Piero Fellini, COPS AND ROBBERS (Ital.) Music
Sven Skold, ONE SUMMER OF HAPPINESS (Swed.) Photography and Composition
Kohei Sugiyama, A TALE OF GENJI (Jap.)
1953
Grand Prix
THE WAGES OF FEAR (Fr./Ital.), Henri-Georges Clouzot Male Performance
Charles Vanel, THE WAGES OF FEAR (Fr./Ital.) Female Performance
Shirley Booth, COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA Adventure Film
Lima Barreto, O CANGACEIRO (Brazil) Entertainment Film
LILI, Charles Walters Dramatic Film
COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA, Daniel Mann Mythical Film
THE WHITE REINDEER, Erik Blomberg Exploration Film
MAGIA VERDE (Ital.), Gian Gaspare Napolitano Prize for Good Humor
Luis Berlanga, BIENVENDU, MISTER MARSHALL (Span.) Le Mieux Raconte par l’Image
THE NET (Mex.), Emilio Fernandez Scenario
Luis Berlanga, BIENVENUDO, MISTER MARSHALL (Span.) Music
Lima Barreto, O CANGACEIRO (Brazil) Color
Giain Gaspare Napolitano, MAGIA VERDE (Ital.) Special Homage
Walt Disney for the entire ensemble of his work.
Edgar Neville, DUENDE Y MISTERIO DEL FLAMENCO (Span.)
1954
Grand Prix
GATE OF HELL (Jap.), Teinosuke Kinugasa Special Jury Prizes
LOVERS, HAPPY LOVERS/KNAVE OF HEARTS (Brit.), René Clement International Prize
THE LAST BRIDGE (Aust.), Helmut Kautner and Maria Schell National Recognition Awards
THE LIVING DESERT, Walt Disney
AVANT LE DELUGE (Fr.), André Cayatte
TWO ACRES OF LAND (India), Bimal Roy
NEAPOLITAN CAROUSEL (Ital.), Ettore Giannini
CHRONICLE OF POOR LOVERS (Ital.), Carlo Lizzani
FIVE BOYS FROM BARSKA STREET (Pol.), Aleksander Ford
THE GREAT ADVENTURE (Swed.), Arne Sucksdorff
THE GREAT WARRIOR SKANDERBERG, Sergei Yutkevich Special Recognition Prize
Fred Zinnemann, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
1955
Palme d’Or
MARTY, Delbert Mann
particular praise for the following contributions:
Screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky
Mise-en-Scène by Delbert Mann
Performances by Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. Special Jury Prize
THE LOST CONTINENT (Ital.), Leonardo Bonzi, Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras, F. Lavagnino, and G. Moser Mise-en-scène
THE HEROES OF SHIPKA (Bulg.), Sergei Vassiliev, Direction
Jules Dassin, RIFIFI (Fr.) Performances
Spencer Tracy, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK The ensemble of actors for THE BIG FAMILY (U.S.S.R.), Joseph Heifitz Dramatic Film
EAST OF EDEN, Elia Kazan Film Lyricism
L. Arnchtam and L. Lavrovsky; ROMEO AND JULIET (U.S.S.R.), (choreographed by Gabila Oulanova) Special Jury Mentions
BOOT POLISH (India), Baby Naaz
HILL 24 DOESN’T ANSWER (Israel), Haya Havarit
MARCELINO (Span.), Ladislao Vajda
1956
Palme d’Or
THE SILENT WORLD (Fr.), Jacques Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle Special Jury Prize
THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO (Fr.), Henri-Georges Clouzot Direction
Sergei Yutkevich, OTHELLO (U.S.S.R.) Female Performance
Susan Hayward, I’LL CRY TOMORROW Poetic Humor Film
Ingmar Bergman, SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (Swed.), Human Document
Satyajit Ray, PATHER PANCHALI (India)
1957
Palme d’Or
FRIENDLY PERSUASION, William Wyler Special Jury Prize
KANAL (Pol.), Andrzej Wajda
THE SEVENTH SEAL (Swed.), Ingmar Bergman Special Prize
Grigori Chukhrai, THE FORTY-FIRST (U.S.S.R.) Direction
Robert Bresson, A MAN ESCAPED (Fr.) Male Performance
John Kitzmiller, VALLEY OF FACES (Yugo.) Female Performance
Giulietta Masina, NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (Ital./Fr.) Documentary
THE ROOF OF JAPAN (Jap.), Sadao Imamura
QIVITOQ (Den.), Erik Balling Special Mention
GOTOMA THE BUDDHA (India), Rajbans Khanna Country Selection: France
HE WHO MUST DIE, Jules Dassin
A MAN ESCAPED, Robert Bresson
TOUTE LA MEMOIRE DU MONDE, Alain Resnais
NIOK, Edmond Sechan
1958
Palme d’Or
THE CRANES ARE FLYING (U.S.S.R.), Mikhail Kalatozov
Honorary award to Tatyana Samoilova for her superb performance. Special Jury Prize
MON ONCLE (Fr.), Jacques Tati Direction
Ingmar Bergman, BRINK OF LIFE (Swed.) Male Performance
Paul Newman, THE LONG HOT SUMMER Female Performance
Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, and Barbro Hiort-Af-Ornas, BRINK OF LIFE (Swed.) Original Scenario
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Massimo Franciosa, and P. Festa Campanile, YOUNG HUSBANDS Special Prizes
GOHA (Tunisia), Jacques Baratier
BRONZE FACES (Switz.), Bernard Taisant Fipresci Award
VENGEANCE (Span.), Juan Antonio Bardem
1959
Palme d’Or
BLACK ORPHEUS/ORFEU NEGRO (Fr.), Marcel Camus Special Jury Prize
STARS (Bulg.), Konrad Wolf International Prize
NAZARIN (Mex.), Luis Buñuel Mise-en-Scène
THE FOUR HUNDRED BLOWS (Fr.), François Truffaut Female Performance
Simone Signoret, ROOM AT THE TOP (Brit) Male Performance
Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, and Orson Welles, COMPULSION (U.S.) Comedy
POLICARPO (Ital.), Renato Castellani Film Writers Award
Marguerite Duras, Alain Resnais, HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR
1960
Palme d’Or
LA DOLCE VITA (Ital.), Federico Fellini Special Prizes
BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (U.S.S.R.), Grigori Chukhrai
LADY WITH A DOG (U.S.S.R.), Josef Heifitz
KAGI (Jap.), Kon Ichikawa
L’AVVENTURA (Ital.), Michelangelo Antonioni, “for its contribution to film language.” Female Performance
Melinda Mercouri, NEVER ON SUNDAY (Gr.)
Jeanne Moreau, MODERATO CANTABILE (Fr.) Special Homage Awards
Ingmar Bergman, THE VIRGIN SPRING (Swed.)
Luis Buñuel, THE YOUNG ONE (Mex.)
1961
Palme d’Or
VIRIDIANA (Span.), Luis Buñuel
A LONG ABSENCE (Fr./Ital.), Henri Colpi Special Jury Prize
MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS (Pol.), Jerzy Kawalerowicz Mise-en-Scène
HISTORY OF THE BURNING YEARS (U.S.S.R.), Jerzy Kawalerowicz and Julia Solntzeva Female Performance
Sophia Loren, TWO WOMEN (Fr./Ital.) Male Performance
Anthony Perkins, GOODBYE AGAIN (Fr./U.S.) National Selection
NEBBIA (Italy), Raffaele Andreassai
BIOVEDI: PASSEGIATA, Vincenzo Gamma
GIRL WITH A SUITCASE, Valerio Zurlini
CHE GIOIA VIVERE, Rene Clement
THE LOVE MAKERS, Mauro Bolognini Gary Cooper Award for Human Values
Daniel Petrie, A RAISIN IN THE SUN (U.S.) Fipresci Awards
HANDS IN THE TRAP (Arg.), Leopoldo Torre-Nilsson
CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER (Fr.), Jean Rouch
1962
Palme d’Or
THE GIVEN WORD (Brazil), Anselmo Duarte Special Jury Prize
THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC (Fr.), Robert Bresson
ECLIPSE/L’ECLISSE (Ital./Fr.), Michelangelo Antonioni Performances
Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Jr. and Dean Stockwell, LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (U.S.) Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, A TASTE OF HONEY(Brit.) Adaptation
Michael Cacoyannis, ELECTRA (Gr.) Comedy
Pietro Germi, DIVORCE—ITALIAN STYLE (Ital.) Fipresci Award
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (Mex.), Luis Buñuel
1963
Palme d’Or
THE LEOPARD (Fr./Ital.), Luchino Visconti Special Jury Award
HARAKIRI (Jap.), Masaki Kobayashi
A CAT (Czech.), Vojtech Jasny Female Performance
Marina Vlady, THE CONJUGAL BED (Ital.) Male Performance
Richard Harris, THIS SPORTING LIFE (Brit.) Scenario
Yves Jamiaque, Dumuitru Carabat, and Henri Colpi, CODINE (Rum.) Gary Cooper Award For Human Values
Robert Mulligan, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (U.S.) Fipresci Awards
THIS SPORTING LIFE (Brit.), Lindsay Anderson
LE JOLI MAI (Fr.), Chris Marker
1964
Palme d’Or
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Fr.), Jacques Demy Special Jury Award
WOMAN IN THE DUNES (Jap.), Hiroshi Teshigahara Female Performance
Anne Bancroft, THE PUMPKIN EATER (U.S.)
Barbara Barrie, ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO (U.S.) Male Performance
Antal Pager, PACSIRTA (Hung.)
Saro Urzi, SEDUCED AND ABANDONED (Ital.) Special Homage
Andrzej Munk, THE PASSENGER (Pol.) Special Jury Mention
KRIK (Czech.), Jaromil Jires
ROMANCE MOSCOU (U.S.S.R.), Georgui Danelia
LA NINI DE LUTO (Span.), Manuel Summers Fipresci Award
THE PASSENGER (Pol.), Andrzej Munk
1965
Palme d’Or
THE KNACK, AND HOW TO GET IT (Brit.), Richard Lester Special Jury Prize
KWAIDAN (Jap.), Masaki Kobayashi Male and Female Performances
Samantha Eggar and Terence Stamp, THE COLLECTOR (U.S.) Mise-en-Scène
THE LOST FOREST (Rum.), Liviu Ciulei Scenario
Ray Rigby, THE HILL (Brit.)
Pierre Schoendoerffer, 317TH SECTION (Fr.) Special Jury Mentions
Josef Kroner (Czechoslavakia)
Ida Kaminska (Czechoslavakia)
Vera Kouznetsova (U.S.S.R.) Fipresci Award
TARAHUMARA (Mex.), Luis Alcoriza
1966
Palme d’Or
A MAN AND A WOMAN (Fr.), Claude Lelouch
THE BIRDS, THE BEES AND THE ITALIANS (Fr./Ital.), Pietro Germi Special Jury Prize
ALFIE (Brit.), Lewis Gilbert Female Performance
Vanessa Redgrave, MORGAN! (Brit.) Male Performance
Per Oscarsson, HUNGER (Den.) Mise-en-Scène
PORTRAIT OF LENIN (U.S.S.R.), Serge Youtkevitch 20th Anniversary Tribute
Orson Welles, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cinema. Fipresci Award YOUNG TORLESS (Ger.), Volker Schlondorff
THE WAR IS OVER (Fr.), Alain Resnais
1967
Palme d’Or
BLOWUP (Ital.), Michelangelo Antonioni Special Jury Prize
ACCIDENT (Brit./Ital.), Joseph Losey
I EVEN MET HAPPY GYPSIES (Yugo.), Aleksandar Petrovic Female Performance
Pia Degermark, ELVIRA MADIGAN/ELVIRA MADIGAN EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE (Den.) Male Performance
Elio Petri, Ugo Pirro, WE STILL KILL THE OLD WAY (Ital.) Special Homage Award
Robert Bresson
1968
Festival cancelled because of unstable political climate in Paris.
1969
Palme d’Or
IF… (Brit.), Lindsay Anderson Special Jury Prize
ADALEN 31 (Swed.), Bo Widerberg Female Performance
Vanessa Redgrave, ISADORA (Brit.) Male Preformance
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Z (Fr.) Jury Prize
Z (Fr.), Costa-Gavras Mise-en-Scène
ANTONIO DAS MORTES (Braz.), Glauber Rocha
ALL GOOD CITIZENS (Czech.), Vojtech Jasny Fipresci Award
ANDREI RUBLEV (U.S.S.R.), Andrei Tarkovsky
1970
Palme d’Or
M*A*S*H (U.S.), Robert Altman Special Jury Prize
INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION (Ital.), Elio Petri Female Performance
Ottavia Piccolo, METELLO (Ital.) Male Performance
Marcello Mastroianni, PIZZA TRIANGLE Mise-en-Scène LEO THE LAST (Brit.), John Boorman Jury Prizes
THE FALCONS (Hung.), Istvan Gal
THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT (U.S.), Stuart Hagmann
1971
Palme d’Or
THE GO-BETWEEN (Brit.), Joseph Losey 25th Anniversary Prize
DEATH IN VENICE (Ital.), Lucino Visconti, (as well as his complete oeuvre) Special Jury Prize
TAKING OFF (U.S.), Milos Forman
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN (U.S.), Dalton Trumbo Female Performance
Kitty Winn, THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (U.S.)
Riccardo Cucciolla, SACCO AND VANZETTI (Ital.) Jury Prize
LOVE (Hung.), Karoly Makk Special mention for the performances of Lily Darvas and Mari Torocsik, JOE HILL (Swed.)
1972
Palme d’Or
THE MATTEI AFFAIR (Ital.), Francesco Rosi Special Jury Mention for the performance of Gian Maria Volonte, THE WORKING CLASS GO TO HEAVEN (Ital.) Special Jury Prize
SOLARIS (U.S.S.R.), Andrei Tarkovsky Female Performance
Susannah York, IMAGES (Ireland) Male Performance
Jean Yanne, WE WILL NOT GROW OLD TOGETHER (Fr.) Mise-en-Scène
RED PSALM (Hung.), Miklos Jancso Jury Prize
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (U.S.), George Roy Hill
1973
Palme d’Or
SCARECROW (U.S.), Jerry Schatzberg
THE HIRELING (Brit.), Alan Bridges Special Jury Prize
THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE (Fr.), Jean Eustache Female Performance
Joanne Woodward, THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (U.S.) Male Performance
Giancarlo Giannini, LOVE AND ANARCHY (Ital.) Special Prize
LA PLENETE SAUVAGE (Fr.), Rene Laloux Jury Prize
HOUR GLASS SANATORIUM (Pol.), Wojciech Has
THE INVITATION (Switz.), Claude Goretta Fipresci Award
THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE (Fr.), Jean Eustache
THE GRANDE BOUFFE (Ital.), Marco Ferreri
1974
Palme d’Or
THE CONVERSATION (U.S.), Francis Ford Coppola Special Jury Prize
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS (Ital.), Pier Paolo Pasolini Female Performance
Marie-Jose Nat, LES VIOLONS DU BAL Male Performance
Jack Nicholson, THE LAST DETAIL (U.S.) Jury Prize
COUSIN ANGELICA (Span.), Carlos Saura Scenario
Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins, THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (U.S.) Grand Prix de la Commission Superieure Technique du Cinema Francais
MAHLER (Brit.), Ken Russell Special Tribute
Charles Boyer, STAVISKY (Fr.) Fipresci Award
LANCELOT OF THE LAKE (Fr.), Robert Bresson
ALI—FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974) (Ger.), Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1975
Palme d’Or
CHRONICLE OF THE BURNING YEARS (Algeria), Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Special Jury Prize
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF AND GOD AGAINST ALL (Ger.), Werner Herzog Female Performance
Valerie Perrine, LENNY (U.S.) Male Performance
Vittorio Gassman, SCENT OF A WOMAN (Ital.) Mise-en-Scène
SPECIAL SECTION, Constantin Costa-Gavras
THE ORDER (Can.), Michel Brault Fipresci Award
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF AND GOD AGAINST ALL (Ger.), Werner Herzog
1976
Palme d’Or
TAXI DRIVER (U.S.), Martin Scorsese Special Jury Prize
CRIA CUERVOS (Span.), Carlos Saura
THE MARQUISE OF O (Ger./Fr.), Eric Rohmer Female Performance
Dominique Sanda, THE INHERITANCE (Ital.)
Mari Torocsik, MRS. DERY, WHERE ARE YOU? Male Performance
Jose Luis Gomez, PASCUAL DUARTE (Span.) Mise-en-Scène
DOWN AND DIRTY (Ital.), Ettore Scola Fipresci Award
STRONGMAN FERDINAND (Ger.), Alexander Kluge
KINGS OF THE ROAD (Ger.), Wim Wenders
1977
Palme d’Or
PADRE PADRONE (Ital.), Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani Female Performance
Shelley Duvall, 3 WOMEN (U.S.)
Monique Mercure, J.A. MARTIN, PHOTOGRAPHER (Can.) Male Performance
Fernando Rey, ELISA, MY LOVE (Span.) Musical Score
Norman Whitfield, CAR WASH (U.S.) Fipresci Award
PADRE PADRONE (Ital.), Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
1978
Palme d’Or
THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS (Ital.), Ermanno Olmi Special Jury Prize
BYE BYE MONKEY (Ital.), Marco Ferreri
THE SHOUT (Brit.), Jerzy Skolimowski Female Performance
Jill Clayburgh, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN (U.S.)
Isabelle Huppert, VIOLETTE (Fr.) Male Performance
Jon Voight, COMING HOME (U.S.) Mise-en-Scène
EMPIRE OF PASSION (Jap.), Nagisa Oshima Fipresci Award
MAN OF MARBLE (Pol.), Andrzej Wajda
SMELL OF WILD FLOWERS (Ital.), Srdan Karanovic
1979
Palme d’Or
THE TIN DRUM (Ger.), Volker Schlondorff
APOCALYPSE NOW (U.S.), Francis Ford Coppola Special Jury Prize
SIBERIADE (U.S.S.R.), Andrei Mikalkov Konchalovsky Female Performance
Sally Field, NORMA RAE (U.S.) Male Performance
Jack Lemmon, THE CHINA SYNDROME (U.S.) Supporting Female Performance
Eva Mattes, WOYZECK (Ger.) Supporting Male Performance
Stefano Madia, DEAR PAPA (Ital.) Mise-en-Scène DAYS OF HEAVEN (U.S.), Terrence Malick Camera D’Or for Film Debut
NORTHERN LIGHTS (U.S.), John Hanson and Rob Nilsson Fipresci Award
Competing Film: APOCALYPSE NOW (U.S.), Francis Ford Coppola
Out of Competition: ANGI VERA (Hung.), Pal Gabor
BLACK JACK (Brit.), Ken Loach
1980
Palme d’Or
KAGEMUSHA/KAGEMUSHA (THE SHADOW WARRIOR) (Jap.), Akira Kurosawa
ALL THAT JAZZ (U.S.), Bob Fosse Special Jury Prize
MON ONCLE D’AMERIQUE (Fr.), Alain Resnais Female Performance
Anouk Aimée, LEAP INTO THE VOID (Ital.) Male Performance
Michel Piccoli, LEAP INTO THE VOID (Ital.) Scenario
Ettore Scola, Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli, THE TERRACE (Ital.) Mise-en-Scène
THE CONSTANT FACTOR (Pol.), Krzysztof Zanussi Second Female Role
Carla Gravina, THE TERRACE (Ital.)
Milena Dravic, SPECIAL THERAPY (Yugo.) Second Male Role
Jack Thompson, BREAKER MORANT (Aus.) Fipresci
MON ONCLE D’AMERIQUE (Fr.), Alain Resnais
PROVINCIAL ACTORS (Pol.), Agniezka Holland
1981
Palme d’Or
MAN OF IRON (Pol.), Andrzej Wajda Special Jury Prize
LIGHT YEARS AWAY (Fr./Switz.), Alain Tanner Female Performance
Isabelle Adjani, QUARTET (Brit./Fr.) and POSSESSION (Fr./Ger.) Male Performance
Ugo Tognazzi, THE TRAGEDY OF A RIDICULOUS MAN (Ital.) Scenario
Istvan Szabo, Peter Dobai, MEPHISTO (Hung.) Artistic Contribution to the Poetics of Cinema
John Boorman, EXCALIBUR (Ireland) Contemporary Cinema
LOOKS AND SMILES (Brit.), Ken Loach
NEIGE (Fr.), Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger Second Female Role
Elena Solovei, BLOOD GROUP ZERO (U.S.S.R.) Second Male Role
Ian Holm, CHARIOTS OF FIRE (Brit.) Fipresci Award
MEPHISTO (Hung.), Istvan Szabo
1982
Palme d’Or
MISSING (U.S.), Costa-Gavras
YOL (Turkey), Yilmaz Guney Special Jury Prize
THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS, (Ital.), Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani Mise-en-Scène
FITZCARRALDO (Ger.), Werner Herzog Female Perfomance
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak, ANOTHER WAY (Hung.) Male Performance
Jack Lemmon, MISSING (U.S.) Scenario
Jerzy Skolimowski, MOONLIGHTING (Brit.) Special 25th Anniversary Award
Michelangelo Antonioni, IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN Fipresci
YOL (Turkey), Yilmaz Guney Special Awards
ANOTHER WAY (Hung.), Karoly Makk
LES FLEURS SAUVAGES (Can.)
1983
Palme d’Or
THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (Jap.), Shohei Imamura Grand Prix du Cinema de Creation
L’ARGENT (Fr.), Robert Bresson
NOSTALGIA (Ital.), Andrei Tarkovsky Special Jury Prize
MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE (Brit.), Terry Jones Female Performance
Hanna Schygulla, THE STORY OF PIERA (Ital.) Male Performance
Gian Maria Volonte, THE DEATH OF MARIO RICCI (Switz./Fr.) Jury Prize
KHARIJ (India), Mrinal Sen Artistic Contribution
Carlos Saura, CARMEN (Span.) Fipresci Award
NOSTALGHIA (Ital.), Andrei Tarkovsky
SZERENCSES DANIEL (Hung.), Pal Sandor
1984
Palme d’Or
PARIS, TEXAS (Ger./Fr.), Wim Wenders Special Jury Prize
NAPLO (Hung.), Marta Meszaros Female Performance
Helen Mirren, CAL (Ireland) Male Performance
Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rebal, THE HOLY INNOCENTS (Span.) Mise-en-Scène
A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY (Fr.), Bertrand Tavernier Artistic Contribution
Peter Biziou for the cinematography of ANOTHER COUNTRY (Brit.) Original Scenario
Theo Angelopoulos, Theo Valtinos, and Tonino Guerra, VOYAGE TO CYTHERA (Gr.) Fipresci Award
PARIS, TEXAS (Ger./Fr.), Wim Wenders
VOYAGE TO CYTHERA, Theo Angelopoulos
1985
Palme d’Or
WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS (Yug.), Emir Kusturica Grande Prix
BIRDY, (U.S.), Alan Parker Director
Andre Téchiné, RENDEZ-VOUS Male Performance
William Hurt, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Female Performance
Norma Aleandro, THE OFFICIAL STORY
Cher, MASK Cinematography
John Bailey, MISHIMA Production Design
Eiko Ishioka, MISHIMA Music
Philip Glass, MISHIMA Jury Prize
COLONEL REDL (Hun./WGer./Austr.), Istvan Szabo Camera d’Or
ORIANE (Venez.), Fina Torres Technical
Nicolas Roeg, INSIGNIFICANCE (Brit.) Short
JENITBA (Bulg.), Slav Bakalov and Rouman Petkov
1986
Palme d’Or
THE MISSION (Brit.), Roland Joffe Grand Prix
THE SACRIFICE (Switz./Fr.), Andrei Tarkovsky Director
Martin Scorsese, AFTER HOURS (U.S.) Male Performance
Bob Hoskins, MONA LISA (Brit.)
Michel Blanc, TENUE DE SOIRÉE (Fr.) Female Performance
Barbara Sukowa, ROSA LUXEMBURG
Fernanda Torres, LOVE ME FOREVER OR NOT Cinematography
Sven Nykvist, THE SACRIFICE Jury Prize
THERESE (Fr.), Alain Cavalier Camera d’Or
BLACK AND WHITE (Fr.), Claire Devers Technical
Andrei Tarkovsky, THE SACRIFICE Short
PEEL (Aust.), Jane Campion
1987
Palme d’Or
UNDER SATAN’S SUN/SOUS LE SOLEIL DE SATAN/UNDER THE SUN OF SATAN (Fr.), Maurice Pialat Grande Prix
REPENTANCE (U.S.S.R), Tengiz Abuladze Director
Wim Wenders, WINGS OF DESIRE (Ger.) Male Performance
Marcello Mastroianni, BLACK EYES (Ital.) Female Performance
Barbara Hershey, SHY PEOPLE (U.S.) Music
Stanley Meyers, PRICK UP YOUR EARS (Brit.) Jury Prize
BRIGHTNESS, Soulemane Cisse
SHINRAN, Rentaro Mikuni Camera d’Or
ROBINSON MY ENGLISH GRANDFATHER, Nana Dzhordzhade Technical
Gilles Jacob and Laurent Jacob, CINEMA IN THE EYES Short
PALISADES (Aust.), Laurie McInnes
1988
Palme d’Or
PELLE THE CONQUEROR (Den.), Bille August Grande Prix
A WORLD APART (Brit.), Chris Menges Director
Fernando Solanas, SUR/THE SOUTH Male Performance
Forest Whitaker, BIRD Female Performance
Barbara Hershey, Jhodi May and Linda Mvusi, A WORLD APART (Brit.) Artistic
Peter Greenaway, DROWNING BY NUMBERS (Brit.) Jury Prize
THOU SHALL NOT KILL (Pol.), Krzysztof Kieslowski Camera d’Or
SALAAM BOMBAY!, Mira Nair Sound
BIRD Short
FIORITURES (U.S.S.R.), G. Bardine
1989
Palme d’Or
SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (U.S.), Steven Soderbergh Director
Emir Kusturica, TIME OF THE GYPSIES (Yug.) Male Performance
James Spader, SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (U.S.) Female Performance
Meryl Streep, A CRY IN THE DARK (Aust.) Artistic Contribution
Jim Jarmusch, MYSTERY TRAIN (U.S.) Jury Prize
JESUS OF MONTREAL (Can.), Denys Arcand Camera d’Or
MY 20TH CENTURY (Hung.), Ildiko Enyedi Technical Prize
Shohei Imamura, BLACK RAIN (Jap.)
1990
Palme d’Or
WILD AT HEART (U.S.), David Lynch Grand Prix
STING OF DEATH (Jap.), Kohei Oguri
TILAI, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Burkina Faso Director
Pavel Lungin, TAXI BLUES (U.S.S.R.) Male Performance
Gérard Depardieu, CYRANO DE BERGERAC Female Performance
Krystyna Janda, THE INTERROGATION (Pol.) Artistic Contribution
Gleb Panfilov, THE MOTHER (U.S.S.R.) Jury Prize
HIDDEN AGENDA (Brit.), Ken Loach Camera d’Or
DON’T MOVE, DIE OR COME BACK TO LIFE (U.S.S.R.), Vitaly Kanevsky Cinematography
Pierre L’Homme, CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Fr.) Short
THE LUNCH DATE (U.S.), Adam Davidson
1991
Palme d’Or
BARTON FINK (U.S.), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Grand Prix
EUROPA, EUROPA (Den.), Lars von Trier
Maroun Bagdadi, HORS DE VIE (Fr.) Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, BARTON FINK (U.S.) Male Performance
John Turturro, BARTON FINK Female Performance
Irène Jacob, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE (Fr./Pol.) Supporting Performance
Samuel L. Jackson, JUNGLE FEVER (U.S.) Camera d’Or
TOTO LE HÉROS (Belg.), Jaco van Dormael Palme d’Or for Best Short
WITH HANDS IN THE AIR (Pol.), Mitko Panov Jury Prize for Best Short
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (U.S.), Bill Plympton Technical Award for Visual and Aural Excellence
EUROPA, EUROPA,
1992
Palme d’Or
THE BEST INTENTIONS (Swed.), Bille August Direction
Robert Altman, THE PLAYER (U.S.) Male Performance
Tim Robbins, THE PLAYER Female Performance
Pernilla August, THE BEST INTENTIONS (Swed.) Grand Jury Prize
STOLEN CHILDREN (Ital.), Gianni Amelio Jury Prize
EL SOL DEL MEMBRILLO (Spain), Victor Erice
AN INDEPENDENT LIFE (U.S.S.R), Vitaly Kanevsky 45th Anniversary Award
HOWARDS END (Brit.), James Ivory Camera d’Or
MAC (U.S.), John Turturro Technical Award for Visual and Aural Excellence
THE VOYAGE (Argent.), Fernando Solanas
1993
Palme d’Or
THE PIANO (Aust.), Jane Campion
FAREWELL, MY CONCUBINE (Jap.), Chen Kaige Director
Mike Leigh, NAKED (Brit.) Male Performance
David Thewlis, NAKED Female Performance
Holly Hunter, THE PIANO Grand Jury Prize
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE! (Ger.), Wim Wenders Jury Prize
RAINING STONES (Brit.), Ken Loach
PUPPET MASTERS (Taiwan), Hou Hsiao-hsien Camera d’Or
SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (Fr.), Tran Anh Hung Camera d’Or Special Mention
FRIENDS (S. Africa/Brit.), Elaine Proctor Palme d’Or for Best Short Subject
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES: SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA (U.S.), Jim Jarmusch Technical Achievement in Images and Sound—Feature
Jean Gargonne and Vincent Arnardi, MAZEPPA (Fr.) Technical Achievement in Images and Sound—Short
Grant Lahood, THE SINGING TROPHY (New Zeal.) International Critic’s Prize
FAREWELL, MY CONCUBINE, Chen Kaige
1994
Palme d’Or
PULP FICTION (U.S.), Quentin Tarantino Director
Nanni Moretti, CARO DIARIO/DEAR DIARY (Italy) Male Performance
Ge You, TO LIVE (China) Female Performance
Virna Lisi, QUEEN MARGOT (Fr.) Grand Jury Prize
BURNT BY THE SUN (U.S.S.R/Fr.), Nikita Mikhalkov
TO LIVE (China), Zhang Yimou Jury Prize
QUEEN MARGOT, Patrice Chéreau Jury Prize for Short Film
LEMMING AID (New Zeal.)
SYRUP (Brit.) Camera d’Or —Feature
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE DEAD (Fr.) Camera d’Or Special Attention
THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE (Tunisa/Fr.) Palme d’Or for Best Short Subject
EL HEROE (Mex.) Technical Prize
Pitof, DEAD TIRED International Critics’ Prize
EXOTICA (Can.), Atom Egoyan
BAB ELQUED CITY (Alg.) Critic’s Week Jury Prize
Feature: CLERKS (U.S.), Kevin Smith
Short: PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
1995
Palme d’Or
UNDERGROUND, Emir Kusturica Director
Mathieu Kassovitz, LA HAINE Female Performance
Helen Mirren, THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE Male Performance
Jonathan Pryce, CARRINGTON Grand Jury Prize
TO VLEMMA TOU ODYSSEA, Theo Angelopoulos Special Jury Prize
CARRINGTON, Christopher Hampton Jury Prize
N’OUBLIE PAS QUE TU VAS MOURIR, Xavier Beauvois Camera d’Or
THE WHITE BALLOON, Jafar Panahi Camera d’Or Special Mention
DENISE CALLS UP, Harold Salwen Palme d’Or for Best Short Film
GAGARIN, Alexeï Kharitidi Jury Prize for Best Short Film
SWINGER, Gregor Jordon Technical Prize
Lu Yue, Olivier Chiavassa, Bruno Patin, SHANGHAI TRIAD
1996
Palme d’Or
SECRETS AND LIES, Mike Leigh Director
Joel and Ethan Coen, FARGO Best Screenplay
Jacques Audiard, UN HEROS TRES DISCRET Female Performance
Brenda Blethyn, SECRETS AND LIES Joint-Prize for Male Performance
Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, LE HUITIEME JOUR Grand Jury Prize
BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier Special Jury Prize
CRASH, David Cronenberg Jury Prize
SMALL DEATHS, Lynne Ramsay Camera d’Or
LOVE SERENADE, Shirley Barrett Palme d’Or for Best Short Film
THE WIND/SZEL, Marcell Ivanyi Technical Prize
Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou, MICROCOSMOS