1961 Cannes Film Festival
Updated June 26, 2020 |
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Palme d'Or | Viridiana, Luis Buñuel (Spain) |
A Long Absence, Henri Colpi (France/Italy) | |
Special Jury Prize | Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland) |
Best Actor | Anthony Perkins, Goodbye Again (France/United States) |
Best Actress | Sophia Loren, Two Women (France/Italy) |
Direction | Julia Solntzeva, History of the Burning Years (U.S.S.R.) |
Gary Cooper Award for Human Values | A Raisin in the Sun, Daniel Petrie (United States) |
Fipresci Awards | Hands in the Trap, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (Argentina) |
Chronicle of a Summer, Jean Rouch (France) | |
Catholic Film Office Award | The Hoodlum Priest, Irvin Kershner (United States) |
National Selection: Italy | Nebbia, Raffaele Andreassi |
Giovedi: Passegiata, Vincenzo Gamma | |
Girl With a Suitcase, Valerio Zurlini | |
Che Gioia Vivere, Rene Clement | |
The Love Makers, Mauro Bolognini |
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