Red Carpets, Photocalls, and Numbers
18 top Cannes Awards won by the United States, the country with the most wins. (Italy is second with 12).
8 Directors who have won the Palme d'Or twice: Alf Sjoberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Bille August, Emir Kusturica, Shohei Imamura, Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (as a team), Michael Haneke.
2 Times the Cannes Film Festival was cancelled because of a lack of funds (1948, 1950).
2 Different names for the top Cannes award: Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939-1954, 1964-1974) Palme d'Or (1955-1969, 1975-Present).
4 times in September and 62 times in May the Cannes Film Festival was held.
3 Women who received the Palme d'Or: Jane Campion, The Piano (1993), Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is The Warmest Color and Lea Seydoux, shared her award with director Abdellatif Kechiche in 2013.
1 film that has ever won both the Palma d'Or and the Oscar for best picture is Marty, 1955.
2 Palme d'Or winners that have grossed more than $ 100 million: Fahrenheit 9/11, $119 million; Pulp Fiction, $108 million.
3 Actresses who have won at Cannes and at the Oscar for the same role. Sophia Loren, Two Women; Sally Field, Norma Rae; Holly Hunter, The Piano.
5 Actor who won at Cannes and the Oscars: Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend; Jon Voight, Coming Home; Willium Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman; Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds; Jean Dujardin, the Artist.
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