1951 Cannes Film Festival
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The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951, after not taking place in 1950 due to financial reasons. French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition.
Official poster of the 4th Cannes Film Festival illustrated by A.M. Rodicq.
André Maurois, Jury President
Alf Sjöberg, Grand Prize winner
Vittorio De Sica, Grand Prize winner
The Best Director Award is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films
2026 recipients (left to right): Javier Calvo, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Javier Ambrossi
Ingmar Bergman won for Brink of Life (1958)
Terrence Malick won for Days of Heaven (1978)
Werner Herzog won for Fitzcarraldo (1982)