CANNES 2026: WINNERS

The 79th Festival de Cannes winners’ list

MAY 23, 2026

The Jury of the 79th Festival de Cannes, chaired by South Korean director, screenwriter and producer Park Chan-wook, surrounded by American actress and producer Demi Moore, Irish-Ethiopian actress and producer Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chinese director and screenwriter Chloé Zhao, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian-American actor Isaach De Bankolé, Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty , and Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, presented its winners’ list among the 22 films presented in Competition this year.

The 79th Festival de Cannes winners' list

Feature Films

Palme d’or

FJORD

directed by Cristian MUNGIU

Grand Prix

MINOTAUR

directed by Andreï ZVIAGUINTSEV

Best Director Prize (ex-æquo)

Javier CALVO & Javier AMBROSSI

for LA BOLA NEGRA

Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI

for FATHERLAND

Best Screenplay

Emmanuel MARRE

for A MAN OF HIS TIME

Jury Prize

DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER (THE DREAMED ADVENTURE)

directed by Valeska GRISEBACH

Best Performance for an Actress

Virginie EFIRA and Tao OKAMOTO

in ALL OF A SUDDEN directed by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke

Best Performance for an Actor

Emmanuel MACCHIA and Valentin CAMPAGNE

in COWARD directed by Lukas DHONT

Short Films

Palme d’or

PARA LOS CONTRINCANTES (FOR THE OPPONENTS)

directed by Federico LUIS

Un Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard Prize

EVERYTIME

directed by Sandra WOLLNER

Jury Prize

ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

directed by Abinash BIKRAM SHAH

1st film

Special Jury Prize

IRON BOY

directed by Louis CLICHY

Best Actor

Bradley FIOMONA DEMBEASSET

in CONGO BOY directed by Rafiki FARIALA

Best Actresses

Marina DE TAVIRA, Daniela MARÍN NAVARRO, Mariangel VILLEGAS

in SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO directed by Valentina MAUREL

Caméra d’or

Caméra d’or Prize

BEN’IMANA

directed by Marie-Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO

Un Certain Regard

La Cinef

First Prize

LASER-GATO (Laser-Cat)

directed by Lucas ACHER

NYU, États-Unis

Second Prize

SILENT VOICES

directed by Nadine MISONG JIN

Columbia University, États-Unis

Joint Third Prize

ALDRIG NOK (Never Enough)

directed by Julius LAGOUTTE LARSEN

La Fémis, France

GROWING STONES, FLYING PAPERS

directed by Roozbeh GEZERSEH & Soraya SHAMSI

Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Allemagne

Superior Technical Commission

THE CST AWARD FOR BEST ARTIST-TECHNICIAN is presented to Nicolas Rumpl, Head Film Editor of Notre Salut directed by Emmanuel Marre.

« The subtle editorial choices reveal the visual aesthetic, the directorial ambition and the performances of the actors in Emmanuel Marre’s film “Notre Salut”. »

THE CST AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG FEMALE FILM TECHNICIAN is presented to Esther Mysius, Production designer of The Birthday Partydirected by Léa Mysius.

« Her meticulous attention to detail allows the sets to Become an integral part of the narrative. »