2005 Cannes — In Competition - Feature films

All 9 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were A History of Violence, Broken Flowers, Caché, Free Zone, Last Days, Shanghai Dreams, Sin City, The Child and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2004 and 2006 In Competition - Feature films races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

A History of Violence(2005)
David CRONENBERG
Broken Flowers(2005)
Jim JARMUSCH
Caché(2005)
Michael HANEKE
Free Zone(2005)
Amos GITAI
Last Days(2005)
Gus VAN SANT
Shanghai Dreams(2005)
Xiaoshuai WANG
Sin City(2005)
Robert RODRIGUEZ, Frank MILLER
The Child(2005)
Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Luc DARDENNE
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada(2005)
Tommy Lee JONES