Cannes Film Festival
1st edition
- October 5, 1946
- France
FranceThe 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after the end of World War II, most of the films were about the war. There arose several technical issues, such as the tarpauline cover blowing away in a storm on the day before the winners were to be announced, the reels of Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious shown in reverse order, and Miguel M. Delgado’s The Three Musketeers projected upside-down.
Awards
All winners
| Award | Movie | People |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Red Meadows | Bodil Ipsen |
| Grand Prix | The Lost Weekend | Billy Wilder |
| Grand Prix | Pastoral Symphony | Jean Delannoy |
| Grand Prix | Brief Encounter | David Lean |
| Grand Prix | Neecha Nagar | Chetan Anand |
| Grand Prix | Rome, Open City | Roberto Rossellini |
| Grand Prix | Maria Candelaria | Emilio Fernández |
| Grand Prix | Torment | Alf Sjöberg |
| Grand Prix | The Last Chance | Leopold Lindtberg |
| Grand Prix | Men Without Wings | František Čáp |
| Grand Prix | The Turning Point | Fridrikh Ermler |
| Jury Prize | The Battle of the Rails | René Clément |
| Best Color Film | The Stone Flower | — |
| Best Director | The Battle of the Rails | René Clément |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Pastoral Symphony | Michèle Morgan |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Lost Weekend | Ray Milland |
| Best Animated Film | Make Mine Music | — |
| Best Cinematography | Maria Candelaria | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Best Cinematography | The Three Musketeers | Gabriel Figueroa |
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