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Palme d'Or

Palme d'Or
LocationCannes
CountryFrance
Presented byCannes Film Festival
First award1955 (Marty)
Currently held byIt Was Just an Accident (2025)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1]

The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards.[2][3][4][5]

History

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The Commune of Cannes coat of arms

In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist.[1] The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette.[1] The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean Cocteau, had the bevelled lower extremity of the stem forming a heart, and the pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien.[6]

In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded to Delbert Mann for his film Marty.[1] From 1964 to 1974, the festival temporarily resumed a Grand Prix.[1] In 1975, the Palme d'Or was reintroduced and has since remained the festival's symbol, awarded each year to the director of the winning film, presented in a case of pure red Morocco leather lined with white suede.[1]

Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival

As of 2023, Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau, and Justine Triet are the only female directors to have won the Palme d'Or (for The Piano, Titane, and Anatomy of a Fall, respectively). However, Bodil Ipsen won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film for The Red Meadows (along with Lau Lauritzen Jr.) as part of an 11-way tie at the inaugural 1946 festival.

Additionally, in 2013, when Blue Is the Warmest Color won the Palme d'Or, the jury headed by Steven Spielberg awarded it to the film's actresses Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, as well as the director Abdellatif Kechiche.[7] This remains the only instance where multiple Palme d'Or trophies were presented.[8] The jury decided to include the actresses in the recognition due to a Cannes policy that forbids the Palme d'Or-winning film from receiving any additional awards. This policy would have prevented the jury from acknowledging the actresses separately.[9] Regarding the unorthodox decision, Spielberg commented, "Had the casting been 3% wrong, [the film] wouldn't have worked like it did for us".[10] Subsequently, Kechiche auctioned off his Palme d'Or trophy to fund his new feature film. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he expressed dissatisfaction with the festival's decision to award multiple trophies, stating that he felt they had "publicly insulted" him. He added, "Liberating myself from this Palme d'Or is a way of washing my hands of this sorry affair".[8]

Since its reintroduction, the prize has been redesigned several times. At the beginning of the 1980s, the rounded shape of the pedestal, bearing the palm has gradually transformed to become pyramidal in 1984. In 1992, Thierry de Bourqueney redesigned the Palme and its pedestal in hand-cut crystal. In 1997, Caroline Scheufele redesigned the statuette; since then, it has been manufactured by the Swiss jewellery firm Chopard. The palm is made from 4.16 oz (118 g) of 18-carat yellow gold while the branch's base forms a small heart. The Palme d'or rests on a dainty crystal cushion shaped like an emerald-cut diamond.[11] A single piece of cut crystal forms a cushion for the palm, which is hand-cast into a wax mould and now presented in a case of blue Morocco leather. In 1998, Theo Angelopoulos was the first director to win the Palme d'or as it appears today, for his film Eternity and a Day.[1]

The presentation of the 2014 Palme d'Or to Winter Sleep, a Turkish film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, occurred during the 100th anniversary year of Turkish cinema. On receiving the award, Ceylan dedicated it to the "young people" involved in Turkey's ongoing political unrest, and the workers killed in the Soma mine disaster, which occurred on the day before the commencement of the awards event.[12]

In 2017, the award was redesigned to celebrate the festival's 70th anniversary. The diamonds were provided by an ethical supplier certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council.[1]

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented for the first time since 1968.[13]

Winners

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Roberto Rossellini won in 1946.
Orson Welles won in 1952.
Federico Fellini won in 1960.
Robert Altman won in 1970.
Francis Ford Coppola won twice in 1974 and 1979.
Martin Scorsese won in 1976.
Emir Kusturica won twice, in 1985 and 1995.
David Lynch won in 1990.
Joel Coen won in 1991.
Jane Campion won in 1993, becoming the first woman to win this award.
Quentin Tarantino won in 1994.
Abbas Kiarostami won in 1997.
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne won twice in 1999 and 2005.
Michael Haneke won twice in 2009 and 2012.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul won in 2010.
Ken Loach won twice in 2006 and 2016.
Ruben Östlund won in 2017 and 2022.
Bong Joon Ho won in 2019.
Julia Ducournau won in 2021, becoming the first woman to win it solo.
Sean Baker won in 2024
Jafar Panahi won in 2025.

1940s

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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.[a]
1946 Brief Encounter David Lean United Kingdom [15]
The Last Chance Die Letzte Chance Leopold Lindtberg Switzerland [16]
The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder United States [17]
María Candelaria Emilio Fernández Mexico [18]
Men Without Wings Muži bez křídel František Čáp Czechoslovakia [19]
Neecha Nagar Chetan Anand India [20]
Pastoral Symphony La symphonie pastorale Jean Delannoy France [21]
The Red Meadows De røde enge Bodil Ipsen
Lau Lauritzen Jr.
Denmark [22]
Rome, Open City Roma, città aperta Roberto Rossellini Italy [23]
Torment Hets Alf Sjöberg Sweden [24]
The Turning Point Великий перелом Fridrikh Ermler Soviet Union [25]
1947 Antoine and Antoinette (Best Psychological & Love Film) Antoine et Antoinette Jacques Becker France [26]
Crossfire (Best Social Film) Edward Dmytryk United States [27]
The Damned (Best Adventure & Crime Film) Les Maudits René Clément France [28]
Ziegfeld Follies (Best Musical Comedy) Vincente Minnelli United States [29]
1948 Festival cancelled [30]
1949 The Third Man Carol Reed United Kingdom [31]

1950s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
1950 Festival cancelled [30]
1951 Miracle in Milan Miracolo a Milano Vittorio De Sica Italy [32]
Miss Julie Fröken Julie Alf Sjöberg Sweden [33]
1952 Othello Orson Welles Italy, Morocco, United States [34]
Two Cents Worth of Hope Due soldi di speranza Renato Castellani Italy [35]
1953 The Wages of Fear Le salaire de la peur Henri-Georges Clouzot France [36]
1954 Gate of Hell 地獄門 Teinosuke Kinugasa Japan [37]
1955 Marty § Delbert Mann United States [38]
1956 The Silent World Le monde du silence Jacques Cousteau
Louis Malle
France [39]
1957 Friendly Persuasion William Wyler United States [40]
1958 The Cranes Are Flying Летят журавли Mikhail Kalatozov Soviet Union [41]
1959 Black Orpheus § Orfeu Negro Marcel Camus France, Brazil [42]

1960s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
1960 La dolce vita § Federico Fellini Italy [43]
1961 The Long Absence § Une aussi longue absence Henri Colpi France [44]
Viridiana § Luis Buñuel Spain [45]
1962 O Pagador de Promessas § Anselmo Duarte Brazil [46]
1963 The Leopard § Il gattopardo Luchino Visconti Italy [47]
1964 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Les parapluies de Cherbourg Jacques Demy France [48]
1965 The Knack ...and How to Get It Richard Lester United Kingdom [49]
1966 The Birds, the Bees and the Italians Signore e signori Pietro Germi Italy [50]
A Man and a Woman Un homme et une femme Claude Lelouch France [51]
1967 Blowup Michelangelo Antonioni United Kingdom [52]
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.[30]
1969 If.... Lindsay Anderson United Kingdom [53]

1970s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
1970 M*A*S*H Robert Altman United States [54]
1971 The Go-Between Joseph Losey United Kingdom [55]
1972 The Mattei Affair § Il caso Mattei Francesco Rosi Italy [56]
The Working Class Goes to Heaven § La classe operaia va in paradiso Elio Petri [57]
1973 The Hireling Alan Bridges United Kingdom [58]
Scarecrow Jerry Schatzberg United States [59]
1974 The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola [60]
1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire Chronique des années de braise Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Algeria [61]
1976 Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese United States [62]
1977 Padre Padrone Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Italy [63]
1978 The Tree of Wooden Clogs § L'albero degli zoccoli Ermanno Olmi [64]
1979 Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola United States [65]
The Tin Drum Die Blechtrommel Volker Schlöndorff West Germany, France [66]

1980s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
1980 All That Jazz Bob Fosse United States [67]
Kagemusha 影武者 Akira Kurosawa Japan [68]
1981 Man of Iron Człowiek z żelaza Andrzej Wajda Poland [69]
1982 Missing § Costa-Gavras United States [70]
Yol § Yılmaz Güney & Şerif Gören Turkey [71]
1983 The Ballad of Narayama 楢山節考 Shōhei Imamura Japan [72]
1984 Paris, Texas § Wim Wenders West Germany, France [73]
1985 When Father Was Away on Business § Отац на службеном путу Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia [74]
1986 The Mission Roland Joffé United Kingdom, United States [75]
1987 Under the Sun of Satan § Sous le soleil de Satan Maurice Pialat France [76]
1988 Pelle the Conqueror Pelle Erobreren Bille August Denmark [77]
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape Steven Soderbergh United States [78]

1990s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
1990 Wild at Heart David Lynch United States [79]
1991 Barton Fink § Joel Coen [80]
1992 The Best Intentions Den goda viljan Bille August Denmark, Sweden [81]
1993 Farewell My Concubine 霸王別姬 Chen Kaige Hong Kong [82]
The Piano Jane Campion New Zealand, Australia, France [83]
1994 Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino United States [84]
1995 Underground Подземље Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia [85]
1996 Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh France, United Kingdom [86]
1997 The Eel うなぎ Shōhei Imamura Japan [87]
Taste of Cherry طعم گيلاس Abbas Kiarostami Iran
1998 Eternity and a Day § Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα Theo Angelopoulos Greece [88]
1999 Rosetta § Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Belgium [89]

2000s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
2000 Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier Denmark [90]
2001 The Son's Room La stanza del figlio Nanni Moretti Italy [91]
2002 The Pianist Roman Polanski Poland, France, Germany, United Kingdom [92]
2003 Elephant Gus Van Sant United States [93]
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore [94]
2005 L'Enfant Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Belgium, France [95]
2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley § Ken Loach Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany [96]
2007 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile Cristian Mungiu Romania [97]
2008 The Class § Entre les murs Laurent Cantet France [98]
2009 The White Ribbon Das weiße Band Michael Haneke Germany, Austria, France [99]

2010s

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Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
2010 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand, France, Germany [100]
2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick United States [101]
2012 Amour Michael Haneke France, Germany, Austria [102]
2013 Blue Is the Warmest Colour § La Vie d'Adèle: Chapitres 1 et 2 Abdellatif Kechiche France, Belgium, Spain [103]
2014 Winter Sleep Kış Uykusu Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey, France, Germany [104]
2015 Dheepan Jacques Audiard France [105]
2016 I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach United Kingdom [106]
2017 The Square Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark [107]
2018 Shoplifters 万引き家族 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan [108]
2019 Parasite § 기생충 Bong Joon Ho South Korea [109]

2020s

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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. [13]
2021 Titane Julia Ducournau France, Belgium [110]
2022 Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom [111]
2023 Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France [112]
2024 Anora Sean Baker United States [113]
2025 It Was Just an Accident یک تصادف ساده Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg [114]
Notes
§ Denotes unanimous win

Special Palme d'Or

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During the 2018 closing ceremony, the jury awarded a "Special Palme d'Or" for the first time ever. Even though the award was not intended to be an Honorary Palme d'Or to Jean-Luc Godard, the move was made as an homage to his career, and as an award to the film itself as well.[115]

Year English Title Original Title Director Production Country Ref.
2018 The Image Book Le Livre d'image Jean-Luc Godard Switzerland, France [115][116]

Wins by country

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Country Number of Wins
 France 28
 United States 24
 Italy 13
 United Kingdom
 Germany[b] 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
  1. ^ The festival was not inaugurated until after the conclusion of the war.[14] Sixty-three years later, the organizers of the 2002 festival assembled a jury of six members, including Dieter Kosslick and Alberto Barbera, to watch seven of the twelve features which had been entered into the 1939 competition, namely: Goodbye, Mr. Chips, La Loi du Nord, Lenin in 1918, The Four Feathers, The Wizard of Oz, Union Pacific, and Boefje. Union Pacific by Cecil B. DeMille was retrospectively voted the winner of the 1939 Palme d'Or.
  2. ^ West Germany is included.

Multiple winners

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Nine directors or director duos have won the award twice. Three of them () have won for consecutive films.[117][118]

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

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In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the Cannes jury awarded a "Palme des Palmes" for the first time.[119]

Year Recipient Profession Nationality of Recipient
1997 Ingmar Bergman Filmmaker Sweden

Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or.[120]

Year Recipient Profession Nationality of Recipient Ref.
2002 Woody Allen Filmmaker and actor United States [121]
2003 Jeanne Moreau Actress France [122]
2005 Catherine Deneuve [123]
2007 Jane Fonda Actress and producer United States [124]
2008 Manoel de Oliveira Filmmaker Portugal [125]
2009 Clint Eastwood Actor and filmmaker United States [126]
2011 Jean-Paul Belmondo Actor France [127]
Bernardo Bertolucci Filmmaker Italy [128]
2015 Agnès Varda Filmmaker France [129]
2016 Jean-Pierre Léaud Actor [130]
2017 Jeffrey Katzenberg Producer United States [131]
2019 Alain Delon Actor France [132]
2021 Marco Bellocchio Filmmaker Italy [133]
Jodie Foster Actress and filmmaker United States [134]
2022 Forest Whitaker Actor and producer [135]
Tom Cruise [136]
2023 Michael Douglas [137]
Harrison Ford [138]
2024 Meryl Streep Actress [139]
George Lucas Filmmaker and producer [140]
Studio Ghibli Animation studio Japan [141]
2025 Robert De Niro Actor and producer United States [142]
Denzel Washington Actor, director, and producer United States [143]

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