1981 Cannes: Winners and Nominees

17 films were recognised at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, across 15 categories. 14 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Possession, with 1 award. The categories below run from In Competition - Feature films, Best Actress and In Competition - Short films 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.