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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

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    Palme d'Or

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree of Wooden Clogs

      7.8 (8.7K)
      Ermanno Olmi
    • [object Object]

      A Dream of Passion

      6.8 (419)
      Jules Dassin
    • [object Object]

      Empire of Passion

      7.0 (5.4K)
      Nagisa Ôshima
    • [object Object]

      An Unmarried Woman

      7.2 (6.5K)
      Paul Mazursky
    • [object Object]

      Bravo maestro

      7.2 (109)
      Rajko Grlic
    • [object Object]

      Bye Bye Monkey

      6.3 (1.4K)
      Marco Ferreri
    • [object Object]

      Coming Home

      7.3 (16K)
      Hal Ashby
    • [object Object]

      Despair

      6.9 (2.9K)
      Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • [object Object]

      The Left-Handed Woman

      6.5 (398)
      Peter Handke
    • [object Object]

      Ecce bombo

      7.0 (2.7K)
      Nanni Moretti
    • [object Object]

      A Very Moral Night

      6.9 (328)
      Károly Makk
    • [object Object]

      El recurso del método

      6.2 (97)
      Miguel Littin
    • [object Object]

      Los restos del naufragio

      6.7 (69)
      Ricardo Franco
    • [object Object]

      Blindfolded Eyes

      6.3 (371)
      Carlos Saura
    • [object Object]

      Midnight Express

      7.5 (92K)
      Alan Parker
    • [object Object]

      The Shooting Party

      7.3 (1.3K)
      Emil Loteanu
    • [object Object]

      Molière

      7.6 (921)
      Ariane Mnouchkine
    • [object Object]

      Pretty Baby

      6.5 (14K)
      Louis Malle
    • [object Object]

      The Spiral

      6.6 (539)
      Krzysztof Zanussi
    • [object Object]

      The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

      7.3 (2.7K)
      Fred Schepisi
    • [object Object]

      The Shout

      6.5 (5.8K)
      Jerzy Skolimowski
    • [object Object]

      Violette

      7.1 (2.7K)
      Claude Chabrol
    • [object Object]

      Who'll Stop the Rain

      6.6 (3.6K)
      Karel Reisz

    Grand Prize of the Jury

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bye Bye Monkey

      6.3 (1.4K)
      Marco Ferreri
      Tied with The Shout (1978).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shout

      6.5 (5.8K)
      Jerzy Skolimowski
      Tied with Bye Bye Monkey (1978).

    Jury Prize

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oh My Darling ...

      6.4 (224)
      Børge Ring
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Doonesbury Special

      6.4 (226)
      John Hubley
      Faith Hubley
      Garry Trudeau

    Best Actor

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coming Home

      7.3 (16K)
      Jon Voight

    Best Actress

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An Unmarried Woman

      7.2 (6.5K)
      Jill Clayburgh
      Tied with Isabelle Huppert for Violette (1978).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Violette

      7.1 (2.7K)
      Isabelle Huppert
      Tied with Jill Clayburgh for An Unmarried Woman (1978).

    Best Director

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Empire of Passion

      7.0 (5.4K)
      Nagisa Ôshima

    Technical Grand Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pretty Baby

      6.5 (14K)
      Louis Malle

    Golden Camera

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alambrista!

      7.3 (878)
      Robert M. Young

    Un Certain Regard Award

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    • [object Object]

      Pretty Good for a Human

      6.6 (204)
      Rauni Mollberg

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man of Marble

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Andrzej Wajda
      Unanimously. Tied with Fragrance of Wild Flowers (1977).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fragrance of Wild Flowers

      7.3 (300)
      Srdjan Karanovic
      Tied with Man of Marble (1977).

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree of Wooden Clogs

      7.8 (8.7K)
      Ermanno Olmi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Spiral

      6.6 (539)
      Krzysztof Zanussi

    Palme d'Or - Best Short Film

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rowing Across the Atlantic

      6.5 (219)
      Jean-François Laguionie
    • [object Object]

      Christmas Morning

      4.6 (16)
      Tiernan MacBride

    • Le serpentine d'oro

      Anna Maria Tatò

    • Letter to a Friend

      Sonia Hofmann
    • [object Object]

      Maladie

      7.4 (15)
      Paul Vecchiali
    • [object Object]

      Oh My Darling ...

      6.4 (224)
      Børge Ring
    • [object Object]

      A Doonesbury Special

      6.4 (226)
      John Hubley
    • [object Object]

      The Oriental Nightfish

      6.1 (67)
      Ian Emes

    • Új lakók

      6.7 (15)
      Liviusz Gyulai

    Also known as

    • Festival de Cannes
    • Festival International du Film de Cannes

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    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    May 16, 1978 - May 30, 1978

    Event location

    Cannes, France

    Event links

    • http://www.festival-cannes.fr/
    • http://www.semainedelacritique.com/
    • http://www.lacid.org/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/
    • http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-culture2/dossiers/2004/cannes/prix.php
    • http://www.prixdelajeunesse.com/
    • http://www.nfb.ca/cannes
    • http://www.ampav.com/
    • http://www.shortfilmcorner.com/
    • https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en

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