1979 Cannes: Winners and Nominees

15 films were recognised at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, across 14 categories. 11 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Norma Rae, with 2 awards. The categories below run from In Competition - Feature films, Out of Competition - Feature 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.