Every Cannes Palme d'Or Winner Since 1990, Ranked
Updated May 27, 2023 with the 2023 Palme d'Or winner, Anatomy of a Fall.
A best picture Oscar may be film's peak honor, but a Cannes Palme d'Or win isn't far behind. Though it didn't adopt its current name (which translates to "Golden Palm" in English) on a permanent basis until 1975, the top award at the globe's most prestigious film festival has been handed out in nearly every year since 1946, with occasional interruptions (most recently in 2020, when the festival was canceled during the COVID pandemic).
Is the latest Palme d'Or winner a favorite with critics as well? Not every Palme d'Or recipient is, as Cannes juries (typically composed of actors and directors, and different every year) don't always have the same tastes as reviewers. In the gallery on this page, we rank all of the Cannes winners since 1990. They are arranged from worst to best by Metascore, which reflects the consensus of professional critics for each film.
2023 winner
A courtroom drama from French writer-director Justine Triet (Sibyl), Anatomy of a Fall centers on a family of three—mother Sandra (Sandra Hüller), father Samuel, and their visually impaired son Daniel—living in a remote mountain village. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, Sandra is indicted for homicide, eventually leading to a trial in which young Daniel serves as a key witness. Critics were unequivocal in their praise of the psychological thriller, finding Fall to be intelligent, intimate, and nuanced. It's just the third film in Cannes history to be directed by a woman.
“This whole film has a wizardry to it which you’ll be thinking about for days.” —Tim Robey, The Telegraph
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