1961 Cannes: Winners and Nominees

14 films were recognised at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, across 12 categories. 11 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Chronicle of Flaming Years, with 2 awards. The categories below run from In Competition - Feature films, In Competition - Short films and Special Distinction by the C.S.T. to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.