The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben ÃÂstlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Jane Campion in 1993, and Julia Ducournau in 2021.
The official poster for the festival featuring actress Catherine Deneuve was created by Lionel Avignon and Stefan de Vivies of the design studio Hartland Villa from a photo taken by Jack Garofalo during the shooting of La Chamade (1968). The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Deneuve for her contributions to film.
During the festival, two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded: the first one during the opening ceremony for Michael Douglas, and the second one was awarded on short notice for Harrison Ford before the world premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
The festival opened with Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn and closed with Pixar's Elemental by Peter Sohn.
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
The following films were selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Premiere section: <small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
The following films were selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section:
<small>(Ã ÂdO)</small> indicates film eligible for the L'Ã Âil d'or as documentary.
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
Out of 4,288 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.
The Cinéfondation section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The Cannes Film Festival allocates a â¬15,000 grant for the winner of the First Prize, â¬11,250 for the winner of the Second Prize and â¬7,500 for the winner of the Third Prize. The following 16 entries (14 live-action and 2 animated films) were selected out of 2,000 submissions:
<small>(QP)</small> indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section: <small>(Ã ÂdO)</small> film eligible for the L'Ã Âil d'or as documentary.
The following films were selected to be screened in the "Cinéma de la Plage" section:
The following films were selected to be screened in main competition of the Critics' Week ():
The following films were selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) section:
The following films were selected to be screened in the ACID (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema) section:
The following awards were presented for films shown In Competition: