The Jury Prize (french: Prix du Jury) is an award of the

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bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the third-most prestigious prize of the festival after the

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and the

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, and it was considered a "second place" award until after the latter award was introduced. According to American film critic

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, the award is "intended to recognize an original work that embodies the spirit of inquiry."

History

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 festival was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the

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. Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two films on 21 occasions (1957, 1960, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1973, 1987, 1991–93, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2021-22).

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and

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have won the most awards in this category, each winning three.

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is the only actress to win in this category, for her role in '' The Ladykillers'' (2004). Four directing teams have shared the award:

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and Leonardo Bonzi for ''

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'' (1955),

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and

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for ''

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'' (2007),

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and Juliano Dornelles for ''

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'' (2019), and Felix van Groeningen and

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for ''

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'' (2022).

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was the first woman to have won the award, for 2000's ''

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''. Since 1967, the official name of the award has been simply the ''Prix du Jury'', but it has had two other names since its creation in 1946: the ''International Jury Prize'', which was awarded for that year only, and the ''Prix spécial du Jury'' (1951–1967) that was given among other secondary prizes. In 1954, after facing much criticism about the whimsical nature of these awards, the Festival authorities decided to turn to a more traditional prize-giving arrangement. Since then, the ''Prix spécial du Jury'' reappeared only twice:

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won that award for '' Carrington'' along with the regular ''Prix du Jury'' given to

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for ''

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'' in 1995; and

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won for ''

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'' in 1996, which was the only prize alloted by the International Jury for that year. British film academic

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regards jury prizes such as Cannes' as a way of helping a film gain a

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Winners

; Notes : ^# Denotes Ex-aequo win : ^‡ Awarded as "Special Jury Prize", a unique award not given annually but only at the request of the official jury. : ^* Jury Prize for Acting awarded to actress

Multiple winners

The following individuals received two or more Jury Prize awards:

References

External links

Cannes Film Festival official website

Cannes Film Festival
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History

Winners

Multiple winners

See also

References

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