1988 Cannes: Winners and Nominees
12 films were recognised at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, across 13 categories. 8 of them took home at least one award.
The biggest winner of the year was Bird, with 2 awards, ahead of A World Apart 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
Bird(1988)Winner
Best Actress
A World Apart(1988)Winner
Best Director
Winner
Caméra d'or
Salaam Bombay!(1988)Winner
Grand Prix
A World Apart(1988)Winner
Grand Prix de la Commission Supérieure Technique
Bird(1988)Winner
Jury Prize
Winner
Palme d'Or
Pelle the Conqueror(1987)Winner
Prix de la meilleure contribution artistique
Drowning by Numbers(1988)Winner
Prix du court métrage - animation
Winner