Cannes Film Festival
79th Cannes Film Festival
The Palme d'Or and the prizes of the Croisette
The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on May 23, 2026, with a jury led by Park Chan-wook. Cristian Mungiu's Fjord, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, won the Palme d'Or, making Mungiu a two-time winner. Two shared acting prizes, a tied Best Director award, and a Caméra d'Or for Rwanda rounded out the night, and Barbra Streisand received an honorary Palme.
Palme d'Or: Fjord Cristian Mungiu
Editor’s picks
The winners
9 of 9 decidedMain Competition
Palme d'Or
Fjord
Cristian Mungiu
Grand Prix
Minotaur
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Jury Prize
The Dreamed Adventure
Valeska Grisebach
Best Director
The Black Ball
Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi (tie)
Best Actor
Emmanuel Macchia & Valentin Campagne
Coward
Best Actress
Virginie Efira & Tao Okamoto
All of a Sudden
Best Screenplay
A Man of His Time
Emmanuel Marre