Cannes Film Festival 2021

• 19 Jul 2021

The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021 in France.

Highlights

• The Palme d'Or went to Titane, directed by Julia Ducournau; Ducournau became the second female director to win the award and the first to win not jointly with another director (in 1993 Jane Campion had won jointly with Chen Kaige).
• The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster, and Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio.
• The jury, presided by Spike Lee, presented the awards at the Closing Ceremony. Lee is the first Black person to ever lead Cannes' prestigious jury.

Major Awards

• Palme d’Or: Julia Ducournau for Titane (France)
• Grand Prix: Shared by Ashgar Farhadi for A Hero (Iran) and Juho Kuosmanen for Compartment No.6 (Finland)
• Best Director: Leos Carax Annette (France)
• Best Actress: Renate Reinsve for Worst Person in the World (Norway)
• Best Actor: Caleb Landry Jones for Nitram (US)