films selected for the competition program which compete for the festival's main prize Palme d'Or). In addition, the festival was not held at all in 1948 and 1950, while in 1968 no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France. films selected for the competition program which compete for the festival's main prize Palme d'Or). About; YDA Films; 2020 Award. The Best Director Award (French: Prix de la mise en scène) is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection (i.e. Also, the jury vote was tied and prize was shared by two directors on six occasions (1955, 1969, 1975, 1983, 2001, and 2002). The prize was not awarded on 12 occasions (1947, 1953–54, 1960, 1962–64, 1971, 1973–74, 1977, 1980). Some might point out that a film by another Cannes favourite was rewarded, since Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory won Antonio Banderas the Best Actor gong. This page was last modified on 22 May 2016, at 21:18. The prize was not awarded on 12 occasions (1947, 1953–54, 1960, 1962–64, 1971, 1973–74, 1977, 1980). Awarded by festival's jury, it was first given in 1946. The Only Award Dedicated to Rising Young Directors. The Best Director Award (French: Prix de la mise en scène) is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection (i.e. It was first awarded in 1946. Also, the jury vote was tied and prize was shared by two directors on seven occasions (1955, 1969, 1975, 1983, 2001, 2002 and 2016). The Best Director prize has been awarded to Nie Yinniang (The Assassin) by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Cannes Film Festival. History. Awarded by festival's jury, it was first given in 1946. In addition, the festival was not held at all in 1948 and 1950, while in 1968 no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France. "The Best Director Award (Prix de la mise en scène) is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection. A Man Escaped or: The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth, Top 25 Movies That Won Best Director At Cannes - Taste of Cinema, Du Pont drama 'Foxcatcher', 'Winter Sleep' win at Cannes|The News Journal, Cannes Film Festival: Romanian Cristian Mungiu gets Best Director Award|Romania Insider, Sofia Coppola Wins ’Best Director’ Award At Cannes|The FADER, Paweł Pawlikowski Wins Best Director At Cannes 2018|Article|Culture.pl, Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes–Variety, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Director&oldid=966614950, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, the festival was interrupted, no awards given, This page was last edited on 8 July 2020, at 03:35.