The 10th Cannes Film Festival took place from 2 to 17 May 1957. French writer André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition, while Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection.
The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was awarded to Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler.
The festival opened with Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson.
Juries
Main Competition
- André Maurois, French writer - Jury President
- Jean Cocteau, French writer and filmmaker - Honorary Jury President
- Dolores del Río, Mexican actress
- Maurice Genevoix, French writer
- Georges Huisman, French historian
- Maurice Lehmann, French actor
- Marcel Pagnol, French writer and filmmaker
- Michael Powell, British filmmaker
- Jules Romains, French writer
- George Stevens, American filmmaker
- Vladimír Vlček, Czechoslovakian
Short Films Competition
- Claude Aveline, French writer
- Roman Karmen, Soviet filmmaker
- Albert Lamorisse, French filmmaker
- Alberto Lattuada, Italian filmmaker
- Jean Vivie, French CST official
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Out of Competition
The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:
- Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson (opening film)
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Palme d'Or: Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler
- Jury Special Prize:
- Kanał by Andrzej Wajda
- The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman
- Best Director: Robert Bresson for A Man Escaped
- Best Actress: Giulietta Masina for Nights of Cabiria
- Special Mention: Elsa Daniel for La casa del ángel
- Best Actor: John Kitzmiller for Valley of Peace
- Special Mentions: Gotoma the Buddha by Rajbans Khanna
- Special Award:
- The Forty-first by Grigori Chukhrai
- Shiroi sanmyaku by Sadao Imamura
- Qivitoq by Erik Balling
Short Films Competition
- Short Film Palme d'Or: A Brief History by Ion Popescu-Gopo
- Special mention: Ochotniki iujnikh morey (Les chasseurs des mers du sud) by S. Kogan
- Documentary Prize: City of Gold by Colin Low, Wolf Koenig
- Prize for Film in Nature: Wiesensommer by Heinz Sielmann
Independent Awards
OCIC Award
- Special Mention:
- He Who Must Die by Jules Dassin
- Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini
References
External links
- 1957 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1957 Archived 2019-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1957 at Internet Movie Database
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