Cannes Film Fest 1956: Year 9–Top Award for First Time to Documentary, Cousteau’s The Silent World; Susan Hayward Wins Best Performer (No Distinction between Actor and Actress)

In 1956, the Best Acting Award was given to Susan Hayward for I’ll Cry Tomorrow (without gender differentiation)

Cannes Film Fest 2021: Leos Carax’s Annette

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Cannes Film Fest 1952: Year 5–Tie between Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles

Grand Prix: Tie between Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles.

Cannes Film Fest: Early Years, 1938-1945–Reasons for its Creation; Choosing Cannes as Location

The French motivation was to compete with the Venice Festival, which at the time was the only international film festival, and showed lack of impartiality with its fascist bias.

Cannes Film Fest 2021: Lifetime Achievement Honor for Italian Director Marco Bellocchio

The filmmaker behind ‘The Traitor’ and ‘Vincere’ will receive his honorary Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.