Award-Winning Thriller Films at the Cannes
131 thriller films have been recognised at the Cannes, and 85 of them won at least one award. They are ranked here by wins, then by nominations.
The most awarded are Barton Fink (3 wins), Emilia Pérez (2 wins) and Les Misérables (2 wins). The films span 1941 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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Barton Fink(1991)3 won · 4 nom.
Emilia Pérez(2024)2 won · 3 nom.
Les Misérables(2019)2 won · 3 nom.
Missing(1982)2 won · 3 nom.
She's So Lovely(1997)2 won · 3 nom.
The Collector(1965)2 won · 3 nom.
The Player(1992)2 won · 3 nom.
The Secret Agent(2025)2 won · 3 nom.
2 won · 3 nom.
Z(1969)2 won · 3 nom.
Son of Saul(2015)2 won · 2 nom.
The Salesman(2016)2 won · 2 nom.
Mulholland Drive(2001)1 won · 3 nom.
The Violin(2005)1 won · 3 nom.
After Hours(1985)1 won · 2 nom.
Antichrist(2009)1 won · 2 nom.
Bacurau(2019)1 won · 2 nom.
Blow-Up(1966)1 won · 2 nom.
Burning(2018)1 won · 2 nom.
Caché(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Cairo Conspiracy(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
Cal(1984)1 won · 2 nom.
Compulsion(1959)1 won · 2 nom.
Crash(1996)1 won · 2 nom.
Decision to Leave(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
Dogman(2018)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Drive(2011)1 won · 2 nom.
Elena(2011)1 won · 2 nom.
Elephants in the Fog(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
Fargo(1996)1 won · 2 nom.
Fjord(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
Foxcatcher(2014)1 won · 2 nom.
Hidden Agenda(1990)1 won · 2 nom.
Holy Spider(2022)1 won · 2 nom.
Hounds(2023)1 won · 2 nom.
Images(1972)1 won · 2 nom.
Inglourious Basterds(2009)1 won · 2 nom.
Invitation to Travel(1982)1 won · 2 nom.
It Was Just an Accident(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
La Civil(2021)1 won · 2 nom.
Laser-Cat(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
Minotaur(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
Mona Lisa(1986)1 won · 2 nom.
Monster(2023)1 won · 2 nom.
Mystic River(2003)1 won · 2 nom.
Nitram(2021)1 won · 2 nom.
Nurse Betty(2000)1 won · 2 nom.
Oldboy(2003)1 won · 2 nom.
Personal Shopper(2016)1 won · 2 nom.
Pulp Fiction(1994)1 won · 2 nom.
Red Road(2006)1 won · 2 nom.
Safe(2013)1 won · 2 nom.
Sin City(2005)1 won · 2 nom.
Sirāt(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
Stranger by the Lake(2013)1 won · 2 nom.
The Birthday Party(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
The China Syndrome(1979)1 won · 2 nom.
The Dreamed Adventure(2025)1 won · 2 nom.
The Execution of P(2009)1 won · 2 nom.
The Handmaiden(2016)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
The Ladykillers(2004)1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
1 won · 2 nom.
The Shout(1978)1 won · 2 nom.
The Skin I Live In(2011)1 won · 2 nom.
The Substance(2024)1 won · 2 nom.
Thirst(2009)1 won · 2 nom.
Three Monkeys(2008)1 won · 2 nom.
Titane(2021)1 won · 2 nom.
Wild at Heart(1990)1 won · 2 nom.
Wind River(2017)1 won · 2 nom.
A Man Escaped(1956)1 won · 1 nom.
Anatomy of a Fall(2023)1 won · 1 nom.
Interrogation(1989)1 won · 1 nom.
1 won · 1 nom.
Parasite(2019)1 won · 1 nom.
Rififi(1955)1 won · 1 nom.
Shoplifters(2018)1 won · 1 nom.
Special Section(1975)1 won · 1 nom.
The Wages of Fear(1953)1 won · 1 nom.
Violette Nozière(1978)1 won · 1 nom.
Woman in the Dunes(1964)1 won · 1 nom.
1 nom.
A History of Violence(2005)1 nom.
A Mighty Heart(2007)1 nom.
Act of Violence(1949)1 nom.
All the President's Men(1976)1 nom.
Basic Instinct(1992)1 nom.
Brevet fra afdøde(1946)1 nom.
Broken Embraces(2009)1 nom.
Cliffhanger(1993)1 nom.
Crossfire(1947)1 nom.
Die Welt(1946)1 nom.
Dunia(1946)1 nom.
Elle(2016)1 nom.
Frenzy(1972)1 nom.
Gaslight(1944)1 nom.
Gilda(1946)1 nom.
House of Strangers(1949)1 nom.
Ivy(1947)1 nom.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)1 nom.
L.A. Confidential(1997)1 nom.
Match Point(2005)1 nom.
Mine Own Executioner(1947)1 nom.
1 nom.
No Country for Old Men(2007)1 nom.
Notorious(1946)1 nom.
Obsession(1949)1 nom.
Omar(2013)1 nom.
1 nom.
Possessed(1947)1 nom.
Runaway Train(1985)1 nom.
Seconds(1966)1 nom.
Sicario(2015)1 nom.
Spellbound(1945)1 nom.
The Birds(1963)1 nom.
The Chase(1946)1 nom.
The Da Vinci Code(2006)1 nom.
The Damned(1947)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Paperboy(2012)1 nom.
1 nom.
The Third Man(1949)1 nom.
The Usual Suspects(1995)1 nom.
WarGames(1983)1 nom.
1 nom.
1 nom.
Witness(1985)1 nom.