Cannes Film Festival 2026 winners list main Competition crowned Fjord with the Palme d'Or on May 23. Park Chan-wook's jury picked winners from 22 features at the 79th Festival de Cannes.

Cristian Mungiu's Fjord claimed the Palme d'Or — his second after 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Tilda Swinton presented the top prize on the Cannes Film Festival 2026 winners list.

Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur earned the Grand Prix runner-up honor. Zoe Saldaña presented the silver prize during the Cannes Film Festival 2026 winners list closing ceremony.

Best Director split between Pawel Pawlikowski's Fatherland and Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo's The Black Ball. The rare ex-æquo tie headline the Cannes Film Festival 2026 winners list.

Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto shared Best Actress for All of a Sudden. Valentin Campagne and Emmanuel Macchia jointly won Best Actor for Coward on the Cannes Film Festival 2026 winners list.