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Cannes Film Festival: 1981

Golden Palm

Date:	13 May - 27 May
Jury:	Jacques Deray (France) (president); Ellen Burstyn (USA); Jean-Claude Carrière (France); Robert Chazal (France); Attilio D'Onofrio (Italy); Christian Defaye (Switzerland) (journalist); Carlos Diegues (I) (Brazil); Antonio Gala (Spain); Andrei Petrov (I) (Soviet Union); Douglas Slocombe (I) (UK)


Winner:
	Czlowiek z zelaza (1981) - Andrzej Wajda
Other In-Competition Films:
	Années lumière, Les (1981) - Alain Tanner Beau-père (1981) - Bertrand Blier Chariots of Fire (1981) - Hugh Hudson Cserepek (1980) - István Gaál Engel aus Eisen (1981) - Thomas Brasch Excalibur (1981) - John Boorman Faktas (1981) - Alimantas Grikiavicius Heaven's Gate (1980) - Michael Cimino (I) Looks and Smiles (1981) - Ken Loach Mephisto (1981) - István Szabó (I) Montenegro (1981) - Dusan Makavejev Ne me parlez plus jamais d'amour (1981) - Sylvain Madigan Neige (1981) - Juliet Berto Passione d'amore (1981) - Ettore Scola Patrimonio nacional (1981) - Luis García Berlanga Pelle, La (1981) - Liliana Cavani Possession (1981) - Andrzej Zulawski Quartet (1981) - James Ivory Thief (1981) - Michael Mann (I) - Festival title: Violent Streets. Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, La (1981) - Bernardo Bertolucci Tulipää (1980) - Pirjo Honkasalo; Pekka Lehto (I) Uns et les autres, Les (1981) - Claude Lelouch

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Moto perpetuo (1981) - Béla Vajda (I)
Other In-Competition Films:
	Alephah (1981) - Gérald Frydman André Derain, thèmes et variations (1981) - François Porcile Dilemma (1981) - John Halas Diskzokej (1980) - Jirí Barta Král a skritek (1981) - Lubomir Benes Manövergäste (1981) - G. Nicolas Hayek Maskirani razbojnik (1981) - Petar Lalovic Rat, Le (1981) - Elisabeth Huppert Ravnovesie (1981) - Boiko Kanev Trcanje (1981) - Dusko Sevo Zea (1981) - André Leduc

Grand Prize of the Jury


Winner:
	Années lumière, Les (1981) - Alain Tanner

Jury Prize

Best Short Film


Winners:
	Rat, Le (1981) - Elisabeth Huppert Zea (1981) - André Leduc

Best Actor


Winner:
	Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, La (1981) - Ugo Tognazzi

Best Actress


Winner:
	Quartet (1981) - Isabelle Adjani - Also for Possession (1981).

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Ian Holm (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Faktas (1981) - Yelena Solovey

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Mephisto (1981) - István Szabó (I)

Best Artistic Contribution


Winner:
	Excalibur (1981) - John Boorman

Technical Grand Prize


Winner:
	Uns et les autres, Les (1981) - For the sound quality.

Golden Camera


Winner:
	Desperado City (1981) - Vadim Glowna

Young Cinema Award


Winners:
	Looks and Smiles (1981) - Ken Loach Neige (1981) - Juliet Berto; Jean-Henri Roger

'La Chance de Cannes' Award


Winner:
	Prends 10000 balles et casse-toi (1981) - Mahmoud Zemmouri

FIPRESCI Prize


Winners:
	Malou (1981) - Jeanine Meerapfel Mephisto (1981) - István Szabó (I)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury


Winner:
	Czlowiek z zelaza (1981) - Andrzej Wajda

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention


Winners:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Hugh Hudson Looks and Smiles (1981) - Ken Loach