The Jury Prize is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. According to American film critic Dave Kehr, the award is "intended t
2026 recipient: Valeska Grisebach
Joseph L. Mankiewicz won for All About Eve (1951)
Andrzej Wajda won for Kanał (1957)
Jacques Tati won for Mon Oncle (1958)
2026 Cannes Film Festival
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The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won
Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
…original work that embodies the spirit of inquiry". Its most recent winner was the German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach for The Dreamed Adventure at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The award was first presented in 1946. The prize was not awarded on 10 occasions (1947, 1949, 1953, 1967, 1974–79, 1981–82, 1984, and 2001). The…
Park Chan-wook, Main Competition jury president
Leïla Bekhti, Un Certain Regard jury president
Carla Simón, Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition jury president
Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière (Théâtre Lumière) facade