The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American filmmaker Spike Lee was invited to be the president of the jury for the main competition for the festival, after the COVID-19 pandemic in France scuttled plans to have him head the jury of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. French actress Doria Tillier hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
French filmmaker Julia Ducournau won the Palme d'Or for the horror-drama film Titane, becoming the second female director to ever win the award and the first to not win jointly with another filmmaker (at the 1993 edition Jane Campion had won jointly with Chen Kaige). The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster and Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio.
At the awards closing ceremony, on 17 July 2021, jury president Spike Lee made a gaffe by accidentally announcing the festival's top prize winner at the start of the night instead of the end.
The festival opened with Annette by Leos Carax, and closed with ' by Nicolas Bedos.
Juries
Main competition
- Spike Lee, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Mati Diop, French-Senegalese filmmaker and actress
- Mylène Farmer, French singer, songwriter and actress
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress, filmmaker and producer
- Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker
- Mélanie Laurent, French actress and director
- Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian filmmaker, film programmer, and critic
- Tahar Rahim, French actor
- Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
Un Certain Regard
Caméra d'or
- Mélanie Thierry, French actress - Jury President
- Audrey Abiven, French director of Tri Track (post-synchronization company)
- ÃÂric Caravaca, French actor and filmmaker
- Romain Cogitore, French filmmaker and photographer
- Laurent Dailland, French director of photography
- Pierre-Simon Gutman, French critic
Cinéfondation and short films
Independent juries
Critics' Week
L'Ã
Âil d'or
Queer Palm
Official Selection
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
====== The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Cannes Premiere
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Special Screenings
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
Cinema for the Climate
Ephemeral section of films about environment:
Short Films Competition
Out of 3,739 entries, the following films were selected to compete for the Short Film Palme d'Or.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 17 entries (13 live-action and 4 animated films) were selected out of 1,835 submissions. Four of the films selected represent schools participating in Cinéfondation for the first time.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Cannes Classics
The full line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 22 June 2021.
Cinéma de la plage
The following films have been selected to be screened out of competition, in the "Cinéma de la plage" section.
Parallel sections
Critics' Week
The following films were selected to be screened in the Critics' Week.
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section:
<small>(CdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Short and medium-length films
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Official awards
In Competition
The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition:
Un Certain Regard
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: All the Crows in the World by Tang Yi
- Special Mention: August Sky by Jasmin Tenucci
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: The Salamander Child by Théo Degen
- Second Prize: Cicada by Yoon Daewoen
- Third Prize:
- Love Stories on the Move by Carina-Gabriela DaÃ
Âoveanu
- Cantareira by Rodrigo Ribeyro
Independent awards
- Nespresso Grand Prize: Feathers by Omar El Zohairy
- Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: Lili Alone by Zou Jing
- Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Sandra Melissa Torres for Amparo
Palm Dog
CNC Development Support for Best Project in La Résidence
- Saleh Kashefi for the project "Mammad"
- Inbar Horesh for the project "Birth Right"
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