1955
Palme dOr
Directs, Marty
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Cannes Film Festival and Palme d'Or
Festival recognition and Palme d'Or records from international cinema. This page combines historical context with 23 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database cinema archive.
Historical context
Cannes Film Festival and Palme d'Or: overview and significance
What happened?
The Cannes-related records cover filmmakers, films and Palme d'Or recognition across an international selection of cinema history.
Why was it important?
Cannes has been one of the most influential international film festivals, giving visibility to national cinemas and filmmakers outside the normal studio awards cycle.
World History Database records
Cannes Film Festival and Palme d'Or timeline
The records below are selected from the 2,036-record Cinema History archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1955
1955
Palme dOr
Orson Welles film Othello wins the Palme dOr
1956
1956
Palme dOr
Directs, The Silent World (Le monde du silence)
1957
1957
Palme dOr
Directs, Friendly Persuasion
1958
1958
Palme dOr
Directs, The Cranes Are Flying
1959
1959
Palme dOr
Directs, Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
1960
1960
Palme dOr
Directs, La Dolce Vita
1961
1961
Palme dOr
Directs, Viridiana
1961
Palme dOr
Directs, The Long Absence (Une aussi longue absence)
1963
1963
Award
Richardson wins the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Long Days Journey Into Night
1964
1964
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshi Teshigaharas Woman in the Dunes wins the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
1965
1965
Kwaidan
Masaki Kobayashis Kwaidan picks up the Special Jury Prize at Cannes
1968
1968 17th May
Wonderwall
The world premiere of Harrisons film, "Wonderwall"
1973
1973
Palme dOr
Co-stars in Scarecrow, with Gene Hackman, and wins the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival
1973
Serpico
Stars in Serpico, based on the true story of New York City policeman Frank Serpico, who went undercover to expose the corruption of fellow officers. Co-stars in Scarecrow, with Gene Hackman, and wins the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival
1976
1976
Palme dOr
Directs, Taxi Driver
1979
1979 3rd May
The Tin Drum
Directs The Tin Drum, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
1980
1980
Golden Palm-Kurosawa
Awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for Kagemusha
1982
1982
Cannes Film Festival
Stars in, "Missing", Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
1983
1983
The Ballad of Narayama
Shohei Imamura wins the Golden Palm at Cannes for The Ballad of Narayama
1984
1984 19th May
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
1996
1996
Secrets and Lies
Directs Secrets and Lies, which wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
2019
2019 25th May
Parasite
Parasite wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database cinema records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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