1972 Cannes: Winners and Nominees

12 films were recognised at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, across 11 categories. 9 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Mattei Affair, with 1 award. The categories below run from In Competition - Feature films, In Competition - Short films and Palme d'Or 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.