1986 Cannes: Winners and Nominees
17 films were recognised at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, across 15 categories. 11 of them took home at least one award.
The biggest winner of the year was The Sacrifice, with 2 awards, ahead of The Mission with 2. The categories below run from In Competition - Feature films, Out of Competition - Feature films and Best Actor 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.
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In Competition - Feature films
Out of Competition - Feature films
Best Actor
Best Actress
Love Me Forever or Never(1986)Winner
Rosa Luxemburg(1986)Winner
In Competition - Short films
Best Director
After Hours(1985)Winner
Caméra d'or
Winner
Grand Prix
The Sacrifice(1986)Winner
Grand Prix de la Commission Supérieure Technique
The Mission(1986)Winner
Jury Prize
Thérèse(1986)Winner
Palme d'Or
The Mission(1986)Winner
Perspectives Cinéma français - Short films
Prix de la meilleure contribution artistique
The Sacrifice(1986)Winner
Prix du Jury - fiction - court métrage
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Short Film Palme d'Or
Peel(1986)Winner