Award-Winning History Films at the Cannes
101 history films have been recognised at the Cannes, and 70 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are A Man of His Time (2 wins), Carrington (2 wins) and Cyrano de Bergerac (2 wins). The films span 1945 to 2025.
Genres come from each film's catalogue data, so a film can appear under more than one genre. Every title links to its complete record at all four awards.
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A Man of His Time(2025)2 won · 3 nom.
Carrington(1995)2 won · 3 nom.
Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)2 won · 3 nom.
Electra(1962)2 won · 3 nom.
Europa Europa(1990)2 won · 3 nom.
Mr. Turner(2014)2 won · 3 nom.
The Mission(1986)2 won · 3 nom.
The Zone of Interest(2023)2 won · 3 nom.
Queen Margot(1994)2 won · 2 nom.
2 won · 2 nom.
Barking Island(2010)1 won · 2 nom.
Black Rain(1989)1 won · 2 nom.
Breaker Morant(1980)1 won · 2 nom.
Chariots of Fire(1981)1 won · 2 nom.
Che: Part One(2008)1 won · 2 nom.
Chihwaseon(2002)1 won · 2 nom.
Compulsion(1959)1 won · 2 nom.
Corsage(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
Hunger(2008)1 won · 2 nom.
Isadora(1968)1 won · 2 nom.
Joan of Arc(2019)1 won · 2 nom.
Johnny Mad Dog(2008)1 won · 2 nom.
Kagemusha(1980)1 won · 2 nom.
Liberté(2019)1 won · 2 nom.
Moloch(1999)1 won · 2 nom.
Mussorgsky(1950)1 won · 2 nom.
No Man's Land(2001)1 won · 2 nom.
Of Gods and Men(2010)1 won · 2 nom.
Orders(1974)1 won · 2 nom.
Pather Panchali(1955)1 won · 2 nom.
Rosa Luxemburg(1986)1 won · 2 nom.
The Damned(2024)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.- The Year of 1812(1973)1 won · 2 nom.
Viva Zapata!(1952)1 won · 2 nom.
An Optimistic Tragedy(1963)1 won · 1 nom.
Andrei Rublev(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
Another Way(1982)1 won · 1 nom.
Blackboards(2000)1 won · 1 nom.
BlacKkKlansman(2018)1 won · 1 nom.
Chimes at Midnight(1966)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Colonel Redl(1985)1 won · 1 nom.
Days of Glory(2006)1 won · 1 nom.
Forest of the Hanged(1965)1 won · 1 nom.
Gate of Hell(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
Half a Life(1982)1 won · 1 nom.
Harakiri(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
Heroes of Shipka(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
Man of Iron(1981)1 won · 1 nom.
Mother(1990)1 won · 1 nom.
Northern Lights(1978)1 won · 1 nom.
Sacco & Vanzetti(1971)1 won · 1 nom.
Siberiade(1979)1 won · 1 nom.
Special Section(1975)1 won · 1 nom.
The 317th Platoon(1965)1 won · 1 nom.
The Best of Youth(2003)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
The Marquise of O(1976)1 won · 1 nom.
The Mattei Affair(1972)1 won · 1 nom.
The Official Story(1985)1 won · 1 nom.
The Puppetmaster(1993)1 won · 1 nom.
The Tin Drum(1979)1 won · 1 nom.
The Trial of Joan of Arc(1962)1 won · 1 nom.
The Uprising(1965)1 won · 1 nom.
Ulysses' Gaze(1995)1 won · 1 nom.
A Mighty Heart(2007)1 nom.
Adalen 31(1969)1 nom.
Amanti in fuga(1946)1 nom.
Ben-Hur(1959)1 nom.
Caesar and Cleopatra(1945)1 nom.
Camões(1946)1 nom.
Ed Wood(1994)1 nom.
Elvira Madigan(1967)1 nom.
Elvis(2022)1 nom.
Girls in Gingham(1949)1 nom.
Glinka(1946)1 nom.
Hanussen(1988)1 nom.
Heaven's Gate(1980)1 nom.
Hello, Moscow!(1946)1 nom.
Hiroshima Mon Amour(1959)1 nom.
1 nom.
Les Misérables(2012)1 nom.
Marie Antoinette(2006)1 nom.
Mrs Brown(1997)1 nom.
1 nom.
Scandal(1989)1 nom.
The Apprentice(2024)1 nom.
The Brothers Karamazov(1958)1 nom.
The Captain's Daughter(1947)1 nom.
The Color Purple(1985)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Troy(2004)1 nom.
Vatel(2000)1 nom.
Woodstock(1970)1 nom.