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Cannes Film Festival — Palme d'Or Winners & Films

Cannes · held each May

The most prestigious stop on the international circuit. A Palme d’Or or Un Certain Regard berth at Cannes can define a film’s year, launching world cinema’s biggest auteurs and boldest discoveries onto the global stage.

91 titles across 36 editions in our catalogue. Editions run newest first; within each edition, verified festival winners lead, followed by Celluloid Score. Browse France cinema on France.

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Quick Answer: What are the best Cannes films?

Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes, France each May. Its top prize is the Palme d'Or. Celluloid ranks 91 films across 36 editions by four-input Celluloid Score, with award winners first. The highest-rated Cannes film on Celluloid is Parasite (2019) at 93%. Latest edition in the catalogue: Cannes 2026. 56 verified festival prize winners are called out on this page.

Palme d'Or and other prize winners: It Was Just an Accident (Palme d'Or, 2025) , The Secret Agent (Best Director, 2025) , All We Imagine as Light (Grand Prix, 2024) , The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Special Award, 2024) , Anora (Palme d'Or, 2024) , The Substance (Best Screenplay, 2024) , Emilia Pérez (Jury Prize, 2024) , Perfect Days (Best Actor, 2023) , Anatomy of a Fall (Palme d'Or, 2023) , The Zone of Interest (Grand Prix, 2023) , Joyland (Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, 2022) , Decision to Leave (Best Director, 2022) , Triangle of Sadness (Palme d'Or, 2022) , Drive My Car (Best Screenplay, 2021) , The Worst Person in the World (Best Actress, 2021) , Titane (Palme d'Or, 2021) , Parasite (Palme d'Or, 2019) , Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Best Screenplay, 2019) , Pain and Glory (Best Actor, 2019) , Shoplifters (Palme d'Or, 2018) , Capernaum (Jury Prize, 2018) , The Square (Palme d'Or, 2017) , I, Daniel Blake (Palme d'Or, 2016) , Dheepan (Palme d'Or, 2015) , Winter Sleep (Palme d'Or, 2014) , Blue Is the Warmest Color (Palme d'Or, 2013) , Amour (Palme d'Or, 2012) , The Artist (Best Actor, 2011) , The Tree of Life (Palme d'Or, 2011) , Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Palme d'Or, 2010) , A Prophet (Grand Prix, 2009) , The White Ribbon (Palme d'Or, 2009) , The Class (Palme d'Or, 2008) , 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Palme d'Or, 2007) , The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Palme d'Or, 2006) , L'Enfant (Palme d'Or, 2005) , Fahrenheit 9/11 (Palme d'Or, 2004) , Elephant (Palme d'Or, 2003) , The Pianist (Palme d'Or, 2002) , The Son's Room (Palme d'Or, 2001) , Yi Yi (Best Director, 2000) , Amores Perros (Critics' Week Grand Prize, 2000) , Dancer in the Dark (Palme d'Or, 2000) , All About My Mother (Best Director, 1999) , Rosetta (Palme d'Or, 1999) , Eternity and a Day (Palme d'Or, 1998) , Life Is Beautiful (Grand Prix, 1998) , Taste of Cherry (Palme d'Or, 1997) , Secrets & Lies (Palme d'Or, 1996) , La Haine (Best Director, 1995) , Underground (Palme d'Or, 1995) , Pulp Fiction (Palme d'Or, 1994) , Farewell My Concubine (Palme d'Or, 1993) , Cinema Paradiso (Grand Prix, 1989) , The Leopard (Palme d'Or, 1963) , La Dolce Vita (Palme d'Or, 1960)

Highest-rated Cannes movies on Celluloid

All-time quality view — four-input Celluloid Score, not jury order. For the circuit explainer see festival prizes decoded

  1. Parasite 2019 · 93%
  2. The Leopard 1963 · 92%
  3. La Dolce Vita 1960 · 91%
  4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 · 90%
  5. Pan's Labyrinth 2006 · 90%
  6. Yi Yi 2000 · 90%

Cannes 2026 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2025 films and winners · 8 films

Cannes 2024 films and winners · 16 films

Cannes 2023 films and winners · 5 films

Cannes 2022 films and winners · 5 films

Cannes 2021 films and winners · 3 films

Cannes 2019 films and winners · 4 films

Cannes 2018 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2017 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2016 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2015 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2014 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2013 films and winners · 3 films

Cannes 2012 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2011 films and winners · 3 films

Cannes 2010 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2009 films and winners · 3 films

Cannes 2008 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2007 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2006 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2005 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2004 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2003 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2002 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 2001 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 2000 films and winners · 5 films

Cannes 1999 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 1998 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 1997 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1996 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1995 films and winners · 2 films

Cannes 1994 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1993 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1989 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1963 films and winners · 1 film

Cannes 1960 films and winners · 1 film

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cannes Film Festival?

The most prestigious stop on the international circuit. A Palme d’Or or Un Certain Regard berth at Cannes can define a film’s year, launching world cinema’s biggest auteurs and boldest discoveries onto the global stage. It is held in Cannes each May.

What is the Palme d'Or?

The Palme d'Or is the top prize of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Celluloid lists Cannes films with verified prizes on this hub, ranked by four-input Celluloid Score rather than jury politics.

Which films won awards at the Cannes Film Festival?

Award winners from Cannes in the Celluloid catalogue include It Was Just an Accident (Palme d'Or, 2025), The Secret Agent (Best Director, 2025), All We Imagine as Light (Grand Prix, 2024), The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Special Award, 2024), Anora (Palme d'Or, 2024), The Substance (Best Screenplay, 2024), Emilia Pérez (Jury Prize, 2024), Perfect Days (Best Actor, 2023), Anatomy of a Fall (Palme d'Or, 2023), The Zone of Interest (Grand Prix, 2023), Joyland (Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, 2022), Decision to Leave (Best Director, 2022), Triangle of Sadness (Palme d'Or, 2022), Drive My Car (Best Screenplay, 2021), The Worst Person in the World (Best Actress, 2021), Titane (Palme d'Or, 2021), Parasite (Palme d'Or, 2019), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Best Screenplay, 2019), Pain and Glory (Best Actor, 2019), Shoplifters (Palme d'Or, 2018), Capernaum (Jury Prize, 2018), The Square (Palme d'Or, 2017), I, Daniel Blake (Palme d'Or, 2016), Dheepan (Palme d'Or, 2015), Winter Sleep (Palme d'Or, 2014), Blue Is the Warmest Color (Palme d'Or, 2013), Amour (Palme d'Or, 2012), The Artist (Best Actor, 2011), The Tree of Life (Palme d'Or, 2011), Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Palme d'Or, 2010), A Prophet (Grand Prix, 2009), The White Ribbon (Palme d'Or, 2009), The Class (Palme d'Or, 2008), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Palme d'Or, 2007), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Palme d'Or, 2006), L'Enfant (Palme d'Or, 2005), Fahrenheit 9/11 (Palme d'Or, 2004), Elephant (Palme d'Or, 2003), The Pianist (Palme d'Or, 2002), The Son's Room (Palme d'Or, 2001), Yi Yi (Best Director, 2000), Amores Perros (Critics' Week Grand Prize, 2000), Dancer in the Dark (Palme d'Or, 2000), All About My Mother (Best Director, 1999), Rosetta (Palme d'Or, 1999), Eternity and a Day (Palme d'Or, 1998), Life Is Beautiful (Grand Prix, 1998), Taste of Cherry (Palme d'Or, 1997), Secrets & Lies (Palme d'Or, 1996), La Haine (Best Director, 1995), Underground (Palme d'Or, 1995), Pulp Fiction (Palme d'Or, 1994), Farewell My Concubine (Palme d'Or, 1993), Cinema Paradiso (Grand Prix, 1989), The Leopard (Palme d'Or, 1963), La Dolce Vita (Palme d'Or, 1960).

What is the highest-rated Cannes film on Celluloid?

Parasite (2019) leads our Cannes selection with a 93% Celluloid Score, averaged from four possible rating inputs.

How does Celluloid rank Cannes movies?

Cannes Film Festival pages group films by edition year (newest first). Inside each edition, verified festival winners lead, then four-input Celluloid Score (editorial, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb — audience separate). This is catalogue order, not an official festival ranking.