Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
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The Best Actress Award (French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the official films in competition at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946. The ceremony was cancelled in 1948, 1950, and 1968. No awards were given to actresses in 1947. On four occasions, the jury has awarded multiple women (more than 2) the prize from one film. The four films were A World Apart, Brink of Life, A Big Family, and Volver. The jury also on occasion cites actresses with a special citation that is separate from the main award. From 1979 to 1981 the festival also awarded a Best Supporting Actress prize, which is included below. Isabelle Adjani is the only actress to ever win the award for two films in one festival, which she did in 1981. The award can be for lead or supporting roles. Barbara Hershey won the award consecutively in 1987 and 1988.
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for an Academy Award
Award Winners
Multiple award winners
2 wins
- Vanessa Redgrave – Morgan! (1966), Isadora (1969)
- Helen Mirren – Cal (1984), The Madness of King George (1995)
- Isabelle Huppert – Violette Nozière (1978), The Piano Teacher (2001)
- Barbara Hershey – Shy People (1987), A World Apart (1988)
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "The Day - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Awards 1955 : All Awards". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ This year the award name was changed to Prix d'Interprétation (Acting Award), without gender differentiation, and it was Susan who won the only award that year.
- ↑ Gregg Kilday. "Best Actress Kirsten Dunst Thanks Cannes for Allowing Lars von Trier's 'Melancholia' 'To Still Be in Competition' (Cannes 2011)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Eric Mattina (14 March 2013). "Futures: Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur Discuss Thei - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Nigel M Smith (16 December 2013). "'The Past' Star Bérénice Bejo on Her Cannes Award Winning - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux were also awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or for Blue Is the Warmest Colour
- ↑ "Winter Sleep wins Palme dOr at Cannes, Julianne Moore and Timothy Spall take acting prizes". HitFix. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Justin Chang. "Cannes Awards: Jacques Audiard's 'Dheepan' Wins Palme d'Or - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2015.