Cannes Film Festival
32nd edition
- May 24, 1979
- France
FranceThe 32nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 24 May 1979. French writer Françoise Sagan served as jury president for the main competition.
Main Competition
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Palme d'Or | Apocalypse Now | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Palme d'Or | The Tin Drum | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Grand Prix | Siberiade | Andrei Konchalovsky |
| Best Director | Days of Heaven | Terrence Malick |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Norma Rae | Sally Field |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | The China Syndrome | Jack Lemmon |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Woyzeck | Eva Mattes |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Dear Father | Stefano Madia |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Apocalypse Now | Francis Ford Coppola |
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Northern Lights | John Hanson, Rob Nilsson |
Honorary Palme d'Or
Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or.
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Honorary Award | — | Miklós Jancsó |
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (French: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature-length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers,[citation needed] film critics and other film professionals. The objective o... More
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Without Anesthesia | Andrzej Wajda |
| Special Mention | Next of Kin | Anja Breien |
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