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Palme d'Or

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The Palme d'Or (French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ]; English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards.

Infobox

Location
Cannes
Country
France
Presented by
Cannes Film Festival
First award
1955 (Marty)
Currently held by
It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Website
Official website

Tables

· Winners › 1940s
1939
1939
Year
1939
English Title
The inaugural Cannes Film Festival was to have been held in 1939, but was cancelled due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
1946
1946
Year
1946
English Title
Brief Encounter
Original Title
David Lean
Director
United Kingdom
The Last Chance
The Last Chance
Year
The Last Chance
English Title
Die Letzte Chance
Original Title
Leopold Lindtberg
Director
Switzerland
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
Year
The Lost Weekend
English Title
Billy Wilder
Original Title
United States
María Candelaria
María Candelaria
Year
María Candelaria
English Title
Emilio Fernández
Original Title
Mexico
Men Without Wings
Men Without Wings
Year
Men Without Wings
English Title
Muži bez křídel
Original Title
František Čáp
Director
Czechoslovakia
Neecha Nagar
Neecha Nagar
Year
Neecha Nagar
English Title
Chetan Anand
Original Title
India
Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony
Year
Pastoral Symphony
English Title
La symphonie pastorale
Original Title
Jean Delannoy
Director
France
The Red Meadows
The Red Meadows
Year
The Red Meadows
English Title
De røde enge
Original Title
Bodil Ipsen Lau Lauritzen Jr.
Director
Denmark
Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City
Year
Rome, Open City
English Title
Roma, città aperta
Original Title
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Italy
Torment
Torment
Year
Torment
English Title
Hets
Original Title
Alf Sjöberg
Director
Sweden
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Year
The Turning Point
English Title
Великий перелом
Original Title
Fridrikh Ermler
Director
Soviet Union
1947
1947
Year
1947
English Title
Antoine and Antoinette (Best Psychological & Love Film)
Original Title
Antoine et Antoinette
Director
Jacques Becker
Production Country
France
Crossfire (Best Social Film)
Crossfire (Best Social Film)
Year
Crossfire (Best Social Film)
English Title
Edward Dmytryk
Original Title
United States
The Damned (Best Adventure & Crime Film)
The Damned (Best Adventure & Crime Film)
Year
The Damned (Best Adventure & Crime Film)
English Title
Les Maudits
Original Title
René Clément
Director
France
Ziegfeld Follies (Best Musical Comedy)
Ziegfeld Follies (Best Musical Comedy)
Year
Ziegfeld Follies (Best Musical Comedy)
English Title
Vincente Minnelli
Original Title
United States
1948
1948
Year
1948
English Title
Festival cancelled
1949
1949
Year
1949
English Title
The Third Man
Original Title
Carol Reed
Director
United Kingdom
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1939
The inaugural Cannes Film Festival was to have been held in 1939, but was cancelled due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
1946
Brief Encounter
David Lean
United Kingdom
The Last Chance
Die Letzte Chance
Leopold Lindtberg
Switzerland
The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder
United States
María Candelaria
Emilio Fernández
Mexico
Men Without Wings
Muži bez křídel
František Čáp
Czechoslovakia
Neecha Nagar
Chetan Anand
India
Pastoral Symphony
La symphonie pastorale
Jean Delannoy
France
The Red Meadows
De røde enge
Bodil Ipsen Lau Lauritzen Jr.
Denmark
Rome, Open City
Roma, città aperta
Roberto Rossellini
Italy
Torment
Hets
Alf Sjöberg
Sweden
The Turning Point
Великий перелом
Fridrikh Ermler
Soviet Union
1947
Antoine and Antoinette (Best Psychological & Love Film)
Antoine et Antoinette
Jacques Becker
France
Crossfire (Best Social Film)
Edward Dmytryk
United States
The Damned (Best Adventure & Crime Film)
Les Maudits
René Clément
France
Ziegfeld Follies (Best Musical Comedy)
Vincente Minnelli
United States
1948
Festival cancelled
1949
The Third Man
Carol Reed
United Kingdom
· Winners › 1950s
1950
1950
Year
1950
English Title
Festival cancelled
1951
1951
Year
1951
English Title
Miracle in Milan
Original Title
Miracolo a Milano
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Production Country
Italy
Miss Julie
Miss Julie
Year
Miss Julie
English Title
Fröken Julie
Original Title
Alf Sjöberg
Director
Sweden
1952
1952
Year
1952
English Title
Othello
Original Title
Orson Welles
Director
Italy, Morocco, United States
Two Cents Worth of Hope
Two Cents Worth of Hope
Year
Two Cents Worth of Hope
English Title
Due soldi di speranza
Original Title
Renato Castellani
Director
Italy
1953
1953
Year
1953
English Title
The Wages of Fear
Original Title
Le salaire de la peur
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Production Country
France
1954
1954
Year
1954
English Title
Gate of Hell
Original Title
地獄門
Director
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Production Country
Japan
1955
1955
Year
1955
English Title
Marty §
Original Title
Delbert Mann
Director
United States
1956
1956
Year
1956
English Title
The Silent World
Original Title
Le monde du silence
Director
Jacques Cousteau Louis Malle
Production Country
France
1957
1957
Year
1957
English Title
Friendly Persuasion
Original Title
William Wyler
Director
United States
1958
1958
Year
1958
English Title
The Cranes Are Flying
Original Title
Летят журавли
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Production Country
Soviet Union
1959
1959
Year
1959
English Title
Black Orpheus §
Original Title
Orfeu Negro
Director
Marcel Camus
Production Country
France, Brazil
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1950
Festival cancelled
1951
Miracle in Milan
Miracolo a Milano
Vittorio De Sica
Italy
Miss Julie
Fröken Julie
Alf Sjöberg
Sweden
1952
Othello
Orson Welles
Italy, Morocco, United States
Two Cents Worth of Hope
Due soldi di speranza
Renato Castellani
Italy
1953
The Wages of Fear
Le salaire de la peur
Henri-Georges Clouzot
France
1954
Gate of Hell
地獄門
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japan
1955
Marty §
Delbert Mann
United States
1956
The Silent World
Le monde du silence
Jacques Cousteau Louis Malle
France
1957
Friendly Persuasion
William Wyler
United States
1958
The Cranes Are Flying
Летят журавли
Mikhail Kalatozov
Soviet Union
1959
Black Orpheus §
Orfeu Negro
Marcel Camus
France, Brazil
· Winners › 1960s
1960
1960
Year
1960
English Title
La dolce vita §
Original Title
Federico Fellini
Director
Italy
1961
1961
Year
1961
English Title
The Long Absence §
Original Title
Une aussi longue absence
Director
Henri Colpi
Production Country
France
Viridiana §
Viridiana §
Year
Viridiana §
English Title
Luis Buñuel
Original Title
Spain
1962
1962
Year
1962
English Title
O Pagador de Promessas §
Original Title
Anselmo Duarte
Director
Brazil
1963
1963
Year
1963
English Title
The Leopard §
Original Title
Il gattopardo
Director
Luchino Visconti
Production Country
Italy
1964
1964
Year
1964
English Title
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Original Title
Les parapluies de Cherbourg
Director
Jacques Demy
Production Country
France
1965
1965
Year
1965
English Title
The Knack ...and How to Get It
Original Title
Richard Lester
Director
United Kingdom
1966
1966
Year
1966
English Title
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Original Title
Signore e signori
Director
Pietro Germi
Production Country
Italy
A Man and a Woman
A Man and a Woman
Year
A Man and a Woman
English Title
Un homme et une femme
Original Title
Claude Lelouch
Director
France
1967
1967
Year
1967
English Title
Blowup
Original Title
Michelangelo Antonioni
Director
United Kingdom
1968
1968
Year
1968
English Title
The festival was cancelled midway through to show solidarity with the students and workers who were demonstrating in what became known as the May 68 movement.
1969
1969
Year
1969
English Title
If....
Original Title
Lindsay Anderson
Director
United Kingdom
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1960
La dolce vita §
Federico Fellini
Italy
1961
The Long Absence §
Une aussi longue absence
Henri Colpi
France
Viridiana §
Luis Buñuel
Spain
1962
O Pagador de Promessas §
Anselmo Duarte
Brazil
1963
The Leopard §
Il gattopardo
Luchino Visconti
Italy
1964
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Les parapluies de Cherbourg
Jacques Demy
France
1965
The Knack ...and How to Get It
Richard Lester
United Kingdom
1966
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Signore e signori
Pietro Germi
Italy
A Man and a Woman
Un homme et une femme
Claude Lelouch
France
1967
Blowup
Michelangelo Antonioni
United Kingdom
1968
The festival was cancelled midway through to show solidarity with the students and workers who were demonstrating in what became known as the May 68 movement.
1969
If....
Lindsay Anderson
United Kingdom
· Winners › 1970s
1970
1970
Year
1970
English Title
M*A*S*H
Original Title
Robert Altman
Director
United States
1971
1971
Year
1971
English Title
The Go-Between
Original Title
Joseph Losey
Director
United Kingdom
1972
1972
Year
1972
English Title
The Mattei Affair §
Original Title
Il caso Mattei
Director
Francesco Rosi
Production Country
Italy
The Working Class Goes to Heaven §
The Working Class Goes to Heaven §
Year
The Working Class Goes to Heaven §
English Title
La classe operaia va in paradiso
Original Title
Elio Petri
1973
1973
Year
1973
English Title
The Hireling
Original Title
Alan Bridges
Director
United Kingdom
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
Year
Scarecrow
English Title
Jerry Schatzberg
Original Title
United States
1974
1974
Year
1974
English Title
The Conversation
Original Title
Francis Ford Coppola
1975
1975
Year
1975
English Title
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Original Title
Chronique des années de braise
Director
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Production Country
Algeria
1976
1976
Year
1976
English Title
Taxi Driver
Original Title
Martin Scorsese
Director
United States
1977
1977
Year
1977
English Title
Padre Padrone
Original Title
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Director
Italy
1978
1978
Year
1978
English Title
The Tree of Wooden Clogs §
Original Title
L'albero degli zoccoli
Director
Ermanno Olmi
1979
1979
Year
1979
English Title
Apocalypse Now
Original Title
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
United States
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum
Year
The Tin Drum
English Title
Die Blechtrommel
Original Title
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
West Germany, France
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1970
M*A*S*H
Robert Altman
United States
1971
The Go-Between
Joseph Losey
United Kingdom
1972
The Mattei Affair §
Il caso Mattei
Francesco Rosi
Italy
The Working Class Goes to Heaven §
La classe operaia va in paradiso
Elio Petri
1973
The Hireling
Alan Bridges
United Kingdom
Scarecrow
Jerry Schatzberg
United States
1974
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
1975
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronique des années de braise
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Algeria
1976
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese
United States
1977
Padre Padrone
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Italy
1978
The Tree of Wooden Clogs §
L'albero degli zoccoli
Ermanno Olmi
1979
Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola
United States
The Tin Drum
Die Blechtrommel
Volker Schlöndorff
West Germany, France
· Winners › 1980s
1980
1980
Year
1980
English Title
All That Jazz
Original Title
Bob Fosse
Director
United States
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
Year
Kagemusha
English Title
影武者
Original Title
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Japan
1981
1981
Year
1981
English Title
Man of Iron
Original Title
Człowiek z żelaza
Director
Andrzej Wajda
Production Country
Poland
1982
1982
Year
1982
English Title
Missing §
Original Title
Costa-Gavras
Director
United States
Yol §
Yol §
Year
Yol §
English Title
Yılmaz Güney & Şerif Gören
Original Title
Turkey
1983
1983
Year
1983
English Title
The Ballad of Narayama
Original Title
楢山節考
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Production Country
Japan
1984
1984
Year
1984
English Title
Paris, Texas §
Original Title
Wim Wenders
Director
West Germany, France
1985
1985
Year
1985
English Title
When Father Was Away on Business §
Original Title
Отац на службеном путу
Director
Emir Kusturica
Production Country
Yugoslavia
1986
1986
Year
1986
English Title
The Mission
Original Title
Roland Joffé
Director
United Kingdom, United States
1987
1987
Year
1987
English Title
Under the Sun of Satan §
Original Title
Sous le soleil de Satan
Director
Maurice Pialat
Production Country
France
1988
1988
Year
1988
English Title
Pelle the Conqueror
Original Title
Pelle Erobreren
Director
Bille August
Production Country
Denmark
1989
1989
Year
1989
English Title
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Original Title
Steven Soderbergh
Director
United States
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1980
All That Jazz
Bob Fosse
United States
Kagemusha
影武者
Akira Kurosawa
Japan
1981
Man of Iron
Człowiek z żelaza
Andrzej Wajda
Poland
1982
Missing §
Costa-Gavras
United States
Yol §
Yılmaz Güney & Şerif Gören
Turkey
1983
The Ballad of Narayama
楢山節考
Shōhei Imamura
Japan
1984
Paris, Texas §
Wim Wenders
West Germany, France
1985
When Father Was Away on Business §
Отац на службеном путу
Emir Kusturica
Yugoslavia
1986
The Mission
Roland Joffé
United Kingdom, United States
1987
Under the Sun of Satan §
Sous le soleil de Satan
Maurice Pialat
France
1988
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle Erobreren
Bille August
Denmark
1989
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh
United States
· Winners › 1990s
1990
1990
Year
1990
English Title
Wild at Heart
Original Title
David Lynch
Director
United States
1991
1991
Year
1991
English Title
Barton Fink §
Original Title
Joel Coen
1992
1992
Year
1992
English Title
The Best Intentions
Original Title
Den goda viljan
Director
Bille August
Production Country
Denmark, Sweden
1993
1993
Year
1993
English Title
Farewell My Concubine
Original Title
霸王別姬
Director
Chen Kaige
Production Country
Hong Kong
The Piano
The Piano
Year
The Piano
English Title
Jane Campion
Original Title
New Zealand, Australia, France
1994
1994
Year
1994
English Title
Pulp Fiction
Original Title
Quentin Tarantino
Director
United States
1995
1995
Year
1995
English Title
Underground
Original Title
Подземље
Director
Emir Kusturica
Production Country
Yugoslavia
1996
1996
Year
1996
English Title
Secrets & Lies
Original Title
Mike Leigh
Director
France, United Kingdom
1997
1997
Year
1997
English Title
The Eel
Original Title
うなぎ
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Production Country
Japan
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
Year
Taste of Cherry
English Title
طعم گيلاس
Original Title
Abbas Kiarostami
Director
Iran
1998
1998
Year
1998
English Title
Eternity and a Day §
Original Title
Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα
Director
Theo Angelopoulos
Production Country
Greece
1999
1999
Year
1999
English Title
Rosetta §
Original Title
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Director
Belgium
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
1990
Wild at Heart
David Lynch
United States
1991
Barton Fink §
Joel Coen
1992
The Best Intentions
Den goda viljan
Bille August
Denmark, Sweden
1993
Farewell My Concubine
霸王別姬
Chen Kaige
Hong Kong
The Piano
Jane Campion
New Zealand, Australia, France
1994
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino
United States
1995
Underground
Подземље
Emir Kusturica
Yugoslavia
1996
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
France, United Kingdom
1997
The Eel
うなぎ
Shōhei Imamura
Japan
Taste of Cherry
طعم گيلاس
Abbas Kiarostami
Iran
1998
Eternity and a Day §
Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα
Theo Angelopoulos
Greece
1999
Rosetta §
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Belgium
· Winners › 2000s
2000
2000
Year
2000
English Title
Dancer in the Dark
Original Title
Lars von Trier
Director
Denmark
2001
2001
Year
2001
English Title
The Son's Room
Original Title
La stanza del figlio
Director
Nanni Moretti
Production Country
Italy
2002
2002
Year
2002
English Title
The Pianist
Original Title
Roman Polanski
Director
Poland, France, Germany, United Kingdom
2003
2003
Year
2003
English Title
Elephant
Original Title
Gus Van Sant
Director
United States
2004
2004
Year
2004
English Title
Fahrenheit 9/11
Original Title
Michael Moore
2005
2005
Year
2005
English Title
L'Enfant
Original Title
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Director
Belgium, France
2006
2006
Year
2006
English Title
The Wind That Shakes the Barley §
Original Title
Ken Loach
Director
Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany
2007
2007
Year
2007
English Title
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Original Title
4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile
Director
Cristian Mungiu
Production Country
Romania
2008
2008
Year
2008
English Title
The Class §
Original Title
Entre les murs
Director
Laurent Cantet
Production Country
France
2009
2009
Year
2009
English Title
The White Ribbon
Original Title
Das weiße Band
Director
Michael Haneke
Production Country
Germany, Austria, France
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
2000
Dancer in the Dark
Lars von Trier
Denmark
2001
The Son's Room
La stanza del figlio
Nanni Moretti
Italy
2002
The Pianist
Roman Polanski
Poland, France, Germany, United Kingdom
2003
Elephant
Gus Van Sant
United States
2004
Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore
2005
L'Enfant
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Belgium, France
2006
The Wind That Shakes the Barley §
Ken Loach
Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany
2007
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile
Cristian Mungiu
Romania
2008
The Class §
Entre les murs
Laurent Cantet
France
2009
The White Ribbon
Das weiße Band
Michael Haneke
Germany, Austria, France
· Winners › 2010s
2010
2010
Year
2010
English Title
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Original Title
ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ
Director
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Production Country
Thailand, France, Germany
2011
2011
Year
2011
English Title
The Tree of Life
Original Title
Terrence Malick
Director
United States
2012
2012
Year
2012
English Title
Amour
Original Title
Michael Haneke
Director
France, Germany, Austria
2013
2013
Year
2013
English Title
Blue Is the Warmest Colour §
Original Title
La Vie d'Adèle: Chapitres 1 et 2
Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Production Country
France, Belgium, Spain
2014
2014
Year
2014
English Title
Winter Sleep
Original Title
Kış Uykusu
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Production Country
Turkey, France, Germany
2015
2015
Year
2015
English Title
Dheepan
Original Title
Jacques Audiard
Director
France
2016
2016
Year
2016
English Title
I, Daniel Blake
Original Title
Ken Loach
Director
United Kingdom
2017
2017
Year
2017
English Title
The Square
Original Title
Ruben Östlund
Director
Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark
2018
2018
Year
2018
English Title
Shoplifters
Original Title
万引き家族
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Production Country
Japan
2019
2019
Year
2019
English Title
Parasite §
Original Title
기생충
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Production Country
South Korea
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
2010
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thailand, France, Germany
2011
The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick
United States
2012
Amour
Michael Haneke
France, Germany, Austria
2013
Blue Is the Warmest Colour §
La Vie d'Adèle: Chapitres 1 et 2
Abdellatif Kechiche
France, Belgium, Spain
2014
Winter Sleep
Kış Uykusu
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, France, Germany
2015
Dheepan
Jacques Audiard
France
2016
I, Daniel Blake
Ken Loach
United Kingdom
2017
The Square
Ruben Östlund
Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark
2018
Shoplifters
万引き家族
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
2019
Parasite §
기생충
Bong Joon Ho
South Korea
· Winners › 2020s
2020
2020
Year
2020
English Title
Festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented.
2021
2021
Year
2021
English Title
Titane
Original Title
Julia Ducournau
Director
France, Belgium
2022
2022
Year
2022
English Title
Triangle of Sadness
Original Title
Ruben Östlund
Director
Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom
2023
2023
Year
2023
English Title
Anatomy of a Fall
Original Title
Anatomie d'une chute
Director
Justine Triet
Production Country
France
2024
2024
Year
2024
English Title
Anora
Original Title
Sean Baker
Director
United States
2025
2025
Year
2025
English Title
It Was Just an Accident
Original Title
یک تصادف ساده
Director
Jafar Panahi
Production Country
Iran, France, Luxembourg
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
2020
Festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented.
2021
Titane
Julia Ducournau
France, Belgium
2022
Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund
Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom
2023
Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomie d'une chute
Justine Triet
France
2024
Anora
Sean Baker
United States
2025
It Was Just an Accident
یک تصادف ساده
Jafar Panahi
Iran, France, Luxembourg
· Winners › Special Palme d'Or
2018
2018
Year
2018
English Title
The Image Book
Original Title
Le Livre d'image
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Production Country
Switzerland, France
Year
English Title
Original Title
Director
Production Country
Ref.
2018
The Image Book
Le Livre d'image
Jean-Luc Godard
Switzerland, France
· Wins by country
France
France
Country
France
Number of Wins
28
United States
United States
Country
United States
Number of Wins
24
Italy
Italy
Country
Italy
Number of Wins
13
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Germany
Germany
Country
Germany
Number of Wins
10
Denmark
Denmark
Country
Denmark
Number of Wins
5
Japan
Japan
Country
Japan
Sweden
Sweden
Country
Sweden
Belgium
Belgium
Country
Belgium
Number of Wins
4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Country
Soviet Union
Number of Wins
2
Brazil
Brazil
Country
Brazil
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Country
Yugoslavia
Poland
Poland
Country
Poland
Austria
Austria
Country
Austria
Spain
Spain
Country
Spain
Turkey
Turkey
Country
Turkey
Iran
Iran
Country
Iran
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Country
Czechoslovakia
Number of Wins
1
India
India
Country
India
Mexico
Mexico
Country
Mexico
Switzerland
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Morocco
Morocco
Country
Morocco
Algeria
Algeria
Country
Algeria
Australia
Australia
Country
Australia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong
New Zealand
New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Greece
Greece
Country
Greece
Ireland
Ireland
Country
Ireland
Romania
Romania
Country
Romania
South Korea
South Korea
Country
South Korea
Thailand
Thailand
Country
Thailand
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Country
Luxembourg
Country
Number of Wins
France
28
United States
24
Italy
13
United Kingdom
Germany
10
Denmark
5
Japan
Sweden
Belgium
4
Soviet Union
2
Brazil
Yugoslavia
Poland
Austria
Spain
Turkey
Iran
Czechoslovakia
1
India
Mexico
Switzerland
Morocco
Algeria
Australia
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Greece
Ireland
Romania
South Korea
Thailand
Luxembourg
· Multiple winners
2
2
Number of Wins
2
Directors
Alf Sjöberg
Nationality
Sweden
Films
Torment (1946),Miss Julie (1951)
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Number of Wins
Francis Ford Coppola
Directors
United States
Nationality
The Conversation (1974),Apocalypse Now (1979)
Bille August ‡
Bille August ‡
Number of Wins
Bille August ‡
Directors
Denmark
Nationality
Pelle the Conqueror (1988),The Best Intentions (1992)
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Number of Wins
Emir Kusturica
Directors
Yugoslavia
Nationality
When Father Was Away on Business (1985),Underground (1995)
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Number of Wins
Shōhei Imamura
Directors
Japan
Nationality
The Ballad of Narayama (1983),The Eel (1997)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Number of Wins
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Directors
Belgium
Nationality
Rosetta (1999),L'Enfant (2005)
Michael Haneke ‡
Michael Haneke ‡
Number of Wins
Michael Haneke ‡
Directors
Austria
Nationality
The White Ribbon (2009),Amour (2012)
Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Number of Wins
Ken Loach
Directors
United Kingdom
Nationality
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006),I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Ruben Östlund ‡
Ruben Östlund ‡
Number of Wins
Ruben Östlund ‡
Directors
Sweden
Nationality
The Square (2017),Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Number of Wins
Directors
Nationality
Films
2
Alf Sjöberg
Sweden
Torment (1946),Miss Julie (1951)
Francis Ford Coppola
United States
The Conversation (1974),Apocalypse Now (1979)
Bille August ‡
Denmark
Pelle the Conqueror (1988),The Best Intentions (1992)
Emir Kusturica
Yugoslavia
When Father Was Away on Business (1985),Underground (1995)
Shōhei Imamura
Japan
The Ballad of Narayama (1983),The Eel (1997)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Belgium
Rosetta (1999),L'Enfant (2005)
Michael Haneke ‡
Austria
The White Ribbon (2009),Amour (2012)
Ken Loach
United Kingdom
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006),I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Ruben Östlund ‡
Sweden
The Square (2017),Triangle of Sadness (2022)
· Honorary Palme d'Or
1997
1997
Year
1997
Recipient
Ingmar Bergman
Profession
Filmmaker
Nationality of Recipient
Sweden
Year
Recipient
Profession
Nationality of Recipient
1997
Ingmar Bergman
Filmmaker
Sweden
· Honorary Palme d'Or
2002
2002
Year
2002
Recipient
Woody Allen
Profession
Filmmaker and actor
Nationality of Recipient
United States
2003
2003
Year
2003
Recipient
Jeanne Moreau
Profession
Actress
Nationality of Recipient
France
2005
2005
Year
2005
Recipient
Catherine Deneuve
2007
2007
Year
2007
Recipient
Jane Fonda
Profession
Actress and producer
Nationality of Recipient
United States
2008
2008
Year
2008
Recipient
Manoel de Oliveira
Profession
Filmmaker
Nationality of Recipient
Portugal
2009
2009
Year
2009
Recipient
Clint Eastwood
Profession
Actor and filmmaker
Nationality of Recipient
United States
2011
2011
Year
2011
Recipient
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Profession
Actor
Nationality of Recipient
France
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Year
Bernardo Bertolucci
Recipient
Filmmaker
Profession
Italy
2015
2015
Year
2015
Recipient
Agnès Varda
Profession
Filmmaker
Nationality of Recipient
France
2016
2016
Year
2016
Recipient
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Profession
Actor
2017
2017
Year
2017
Recipient
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Profession
Producer
Nationality of Recipient
United States
2019
2019
Year
2019
Recipient
Alain Delon
Profession
Actor
Nationality of Recipient
France
2021
2021
Year
2021
Recipient
Marco Bellocchio
Profession
Filmmaker
Nationality of Recipient
Italy
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Year
Jodie Foster
Recipient
Actress and filmmaker
Profession
United States
2022
2022
Year
2022
Recipient
Forest Whitaker
Profession
Actor and producer
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Year
Tom Cruise
2023
2023
Year
2023
Recipient
Michael Douglas
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Year
Harrison Ford
2024
2024
Year
2024
Recipient
Meryl Streep
Profession
Actress
George Lucas
George Lucas
Year
George Lucas
Recipient
Filmmaker and producer
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
Year
Studio Ghibli
Recipient
Animation studio
Profession
Japan
2025
2025
Year
2025
Recipient
Robert De Niro
Profession
Actor and producer
Nationality of Recipient
United States
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Year
Denzel Washington
Recipient
Actor, director, and producer
Profession
United States
Year
Recipient
Profession
Nationality of Recipient
Ref.
2002
Woody Allen
Filmmaker and actor
United States
2003
Jeanne Moreau
Actress
France
2005
Catherine Deneuve
2007
Jane Fonda
Actress and producer
United States
2008
Manoel de Oliveira
Filmmaker
Portugal
2009
Clint Eastwood
Actor and filmmaker
United States
2011
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Actor
France
Bernardo Bertolucci
Filmmaker
Italy
2015
Agnès Varda
Filmmaker
France
2016
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Actor
2017
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Producer
United States
2019
Alain Delon
Actor
France
2021
Marco Bellocchio
Filmmaker
Italy
Jodie Foster
Actress and filmmaker
United States
2022
Forest Whitaker
Actor and producer
Tom Cruise
2023
Michael Douglas
Harrison Ford
2024
Meryl Streep
Actress
George Lucas
Filmmaker and producer
Studio Ghibli
Animation studio
Japan
2025
Robert De Niro
Actor and producer
United States
Denzel Washington
Actor, director, and producer
United States

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