Tier 2 · Major · 45 points per win
Cannes Film Festival Acting Prizes
Also known as Prix d'interprétation, Cannes Best Actor, Cannes Best Actress
Awarded by the Competition jury. A Cannes acting prize is the most prestigious single-jury performance honour in world cinema, and by convention cannot be combined with the Palme d'Or for the same film.
- Conferred by
- Festival de Cannes
- Founded
- 1946
- Country
- France
- Categories
- 3 active
- Media
- film
The conferring body
Festival de Cannes
- Type
- festival
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1946
Performance categories
Every category the Cannes Film Festival Acting Prizes has conferred on a performer, grouped by billing level. Craft and production categories are out of scope here; the unit of ranking on this site is the performer.
Milestones requiring this award
Festival Triple
An acting prize at Cannes, Venice and Berlin, the three A-list European competitions.
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- Golden Globe AwardsT1
- Critics Choice AwardsT2
- Film Independent Spirit AwardsT2
- Volpi CupT2
- Silver Bear for Best Leading PerformanceT2
- European Film AwardsT2
- César AwardsT2
- Goya AwardsT2
- David di DonatelloT2
- German Film AwardsT2
- AACTA AwardsT2
- Canadian Screen AwardsT2
- Japan Academy Film PrizeT2