Iris and the Lieutenant 1946

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the highest prize at the festival was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975.

The Palme d'Or is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry.

Awards at Cannes

In French - as this is a French Festival.
La Palme d'or est la récompense suprême décernée par le jury officiel du Festival de Cannes. Elle est accordée au meilleur film de la sélection officielle, élu parmi ceux en compétition.

De 1946 à 1954, la Palme d’or n’ayant pas encore été créée, le Jury décernait le "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film".
De 1951 à 1954, le Grand Prix est remis sous la forme d'un diplôme accompagné d'une œuvre d'art signée d'un artiste en vogue.
La Palme d’or est créée en 1954 à l’initiative de Robert Favre Le Bret. Elle est décernée pour la première fois en 1955.
De 1964 à 1974 le Festival de Cannes décide de revenir à la remise d’un Grand Prix International en lieu et place de la Palme d’or.
En 1975, la Palme d’or est réhabilitée.

Elle demeure jusqu’à aujourd’hui le prix le plus prestigieux du Palmarès, considéré comme l'une des distinctions cinématographiques les plus importantes à l’international.

Winner of Palm d'Or

Festival de Cannes (en: Cannes Festival, also known as Cannes Film Festival) is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from around the world. Before 2002 it was known as Festival international du film (en: International Film Festival).

Palme d'Or (en: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at Cannes. In past years the highest prize for film has been known by various names.

Year wise remarks:
* 1939–54: Highest Prize for festival was known as Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
* 1939: The festival's debut was to take place in 1939, but it was cancelled due to World War II. Palme d'Or was awarded retrospectively in 2002 by a contemporary jury from the original selection of 1939.
* 1946: Festival debuted. Eleven films were awarded Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the first festival.
* 1947: Highest prize was not awarded.
* 1948: Festival wasn't organised due to financial problems.
* 1950: Festival wasn't organised due to financial problems.
* 1955–63: Palme d'Or was created and replaced Grand Prix du Festival International du Film as highest prize.
* 1964–74: Grand Prix du Festival International du Film replaced Palme d'Or as highest prize.
* 1968: Festival was not held due to May 1968 events in France.
* 1975 onwards: Palme d'Or was reintroduced as highest prize replacing Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.
* In some years, two films have been awarded highest prize.