The Best Director Award (French: Prix de la mise en scène) is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival.
| Best Director Award | |
|---|---|
| Prix de la mise en scène (French) | |
 The 2024 recipient: Miguel Gomes | |
| Awarded for | Best Achievement in Direction |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Cannes Film Festival |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Currently held by | Miguel Gomes Grand Tour (2024) |
| Website | www |
At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, René Clément was the first winner of this award for his work on The Battle of the Rails, and Miguel Gomes is the most recent winner in this category for his work on Grand Tour at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.
History
editThe award was first presented in 1946. The prize was not awarded on 12 occasions (1947, 1953–54, 1960, 1962–64, 1971, 1973–74, 1977, and 1980).
The festival was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France.
Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two directors on seven occasions (1955, 1969, 1975, 1983, 2001–02, and 2016). Joel Coen of the Coen brothers has received the most awards in this category, with three. One directing team has shared the award: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for Young Ahmed (2019). Yuliya Solntseva became the first woman to win the award, for Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961).
The winner of the Best Director Award rarely wins the Palme d'Or, the main prize given at the festival, which is also awarded to the director of the winning film. This happened only twice: Joel Coen won both awards for Barton Fink in 1991;[1] and Gus Van Sant won for Elephant in 2003.[2]
Winners
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Multiple winners
editThe following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:
| Number of Wins | Directors | Nationality | Films |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joel Coen | United States | Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
| 2 | René Clément | France | The Battle of the Rails (1946), The Walls of Malapaga (1949) |
| Robert Bresson | A Man Escaped (1957), L'Argent (1983) | ||
| Sergei Yutkevich | Soviet Union | Othello (1956), Lenin in Poland (1966) | |
| John Boorman | United Kingdom | Leo the Last (1970), The General (1998) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Coen brothers to jointly head Cannes jury - BBC News
- ^ CANNES FILM FESTIVAL; Van Sant's 'Elephant' Receives Palme d'Or - New York Times
- ^ Who Won and Who Lost at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival|Vogue
- ^ Cannes 2017: Sofia Coppola Wins Best Director and Makes History|IndieWire
- ^ Cannes Film Festival 2021: The List Of Winners - Forbes
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival Winners Announced – Live". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival Winners Announced – Live". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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