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Cannes Film Festival

50th edition

  • May 18, 1997
  • France

The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami
Palme d'Or The Eel Shōhei Imamura
Grand Prix The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan
Jury Prize Western Manuel Poirier
Best Director Happy Together Wong Kar-wai
Best Actress in a Leading Role Nil by Mouth Kathy Burke
Best Actor in a Leading Role She's So Lovely Sean Penn
Best Screenplay The Ice Storm James Schamus
50th Anniversary Prize Youssef Chahine
FIPRESCI Prize The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan
Palm of the Palms Ingmar Bergman

Caméra d'Or

All winners

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 Suzaku Naomi Kawase
Special Mention The Life of Jesus Bruno Dumont

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