1986 Cannes Film Festival
The 39th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 1986. American filmmaker Sydney Pollack served as jury president for the main competition. British filmmaker Roland Joffé won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Mission.
The festival opened with Pirates by Roman Polanski, and closed with El amor brujo by Carlos Saura.
Juries
Main competition
- Sydney Pollack, American filmmaker, producer, and actor - Jury President
- Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian musician
- Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress
- Lino Brocka, Filipino filmmaker
- Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer
- Philip French, English film critic and producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine, French-Russian producer
- István Szabó, Hungarian filmmaker
- Danièle Thompson, French filmmaker
- Alexandre Trauner, Hungarian-French production designer
''Camera d'Or''
- Anne Fichelle - Jury President
- Christophe Ghristi, cinephile
- Lawrence Kardish cinephile
- Serge Leroy, French filmmaker
- Pierre Murat, film critic
- Ivan Starcevic, journalist
- Eva Zaoralova, journalist
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:''Un Certain Regard''
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:15-Août by Nicole Garcia Heiduque by Y. Katsap, L. Gorokhov A Gentle Spirit by Piotr DumalaLe Vent by Csaba VargaLes Petites Magiciennes by Vincent Mercier, Yves Robert Les Petits Coins by Pascal AubierMiroir d'ailleurs by Willy KempeneersNouilles Sèches by Dan CollinsPeel by Jane Campion Question d'optiques by Claude LuyetQuinoscopio by Juan PadronStreet of Crocodiles by Brothers QuayTurbo Concerto by Martin BarryParallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 25th International Critics' Week :40 Square Meters of Germany by Tevfik Baser Devil in the Flesh by Scott Murray La Dona del traghetto by Amedeo Fago Esther by Amos Gitaï Faubourg Saint-Martin by Jean-Claude Guiguet San Antoñito by Pepe Sanchez Sleepwalk by Sara DriverDirectors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1986 Directors' Fortnight :Cactus by Paul CoxComic Magazine by Yōjirō TakitaDancing in the Dark by Leon MarrThe Decline of the American Empire by Denys ArcandDefence of the Realm by David DruryDevil in the Flesh by Marco BellocchioGiovanni Senzapensieri by Marco ColliGolden Eighties by Chantal AkermanMalandro by Ruy GuerraMemoirs of a Sinner by Wojciech HasQing Chun Jin by Nuanxin ZhangSchmutz by Paulus MankerShe's Gotta Have It by Spike LeeSid and Nancy by Alex CoxSorekara by Yoshimitsu MoritaTarot by Rudolf ThomeVisszaszamlalas by Pal ErdossWorking Girls by Lizzie BordenOfficial Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: The Mission by Roland Joffé
- Grand Prix: The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Best Director: Martin Scorsese for After Hours
- Best Actress:
- *Barbara Sukowa for Rosa Luxemburg
- *Fernanda Torres for Love Me Forever or Never
- Best Actor:
- *Michel Blanc for Evening Dress
- *Bob Hoskins for Mona Lisa
- Best Artistic Contribution: Sven Nykvist for The Sacrifice
- Jury Prize: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
''[Caméra d'Or]''
[Short Film Palme d'Or]
- Peel by Jane CampionJury Prize for Fiction: Les Petites Magiciennes by Vincent Mercier and Yves RobertJury Prize for Animation: Heiduque by Y. Katsap, L. Gorokhov
Independent Awards
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''Commission Supérieure Technique''
[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]
- The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
- * Special Mention: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: She's Gotta Have It by Spike Lee
- French Film: High Speed by Monique Dartonne and Michel Kaptur