2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski.
Official poster of the 55th Cannes Film Festival.
2002 Un Certain Regard poster.
David Lynch, Jury President
Anne Fontaine, Un Certain Regard Jury President
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975.
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival