1951 Cannes Film Festival
The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951 after a one hiatus due to financial reasons. French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition.
The Grand Prize of the Festival, then the festival highest prize, was jointly awarded to Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica and Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg.
Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau were honoured with the Victoire du cinéma français award.
The festival took place for the first time in April instead of September, to avoid direct competition with the Venice Film Festival.
Juries
Main Competition
- André Maurois, French author - Jury President
- Suzanne Borel, French diplomat
- Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
- Evrard de Rouvre, French
- Guy Desson, French MP official
- Jacques Ibert, French composer
- Gaby Morlay, French actress
- Georges Raguis, French union official
- René Jeanne, French actor, writer and film critic
- Carlo Rim, French filmmaker
- Louis Touchagues, French
- Paul Vialar, French author
Substitute members
- Alexandre Kamenka, French producer
- Paul Verneyras, French MP official
- Paul Weill, French lawyer
Short Films Competition
- Marcel De Hubsch, French
- Marcel Ichac, French filmmaker
- Fred Orain, French
- Jean Thevenot, French journalist
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival:Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:Así es Madrid directed by Joaquín SorianoAzerbaidjan Soviètique directed by F. Kissiliov and M. DadachevBali, eiland der Goden directed by N. DrakulićBim directed by Albert LamorisseCarnet de plongée directed by Jacques-Yves CousteauChasse à courre au Pôle Nord directed by Nils RasmussenColette directed by Yannick BellonDer gelbe Dom directed by Eugen SchuhmacherDer goldene Brunnen directed by H. Walter Kolm-VelteeDer zee ontrukt directed by Herman van der HorstEn Sevilla hay una fiesta directed by Joaquín SorianoEsthonie Soviètique by V. Tomber and I. GuidineEtt hörn i norr directed by Arne SucksdorffFamily Portrait directed by Humphrey JenningsFestival Time directed by Mohan Dayaram BhavnaniFrench Canada: 1534-1848 directed by Bernard DevlinHistoire d'un Facoun Royal directed by István Homoki NagyHomme des oasis directed by Georges RégnierInondations directed by Al Stark and Morten ParkerL'Algérie humaine directed by Jean-Charles CarlusL'autre Moisson directed by René LucotL'Empire directed by Alberto AncillottiL'Eruption de l'Etna directed by Domenico PaolellaLa vie due riz directed by Jinkichi OhtaLa Voie Est-Ouest directed by K. Gordon MurrayLettonie Soviètique directed by F. KissiliovMagnetism directed by John DurstNew Pioneers directed by Baruch DienarNotre-Dame de Luxembourg directed by Florent AntonyOton Joupantchitch by France KosmačThe Private Life of a Silk Worm directed by Mohan Dayaram BhavnaniRajasthan N° 1 directed by Mohan Dayaram BhavnaniRiver of Steel directed by Peter SachsSchwarze Gesellen directed by Prof. Walter HegeSoutyeska by Pierre MaihrovskiSuite du de danses Berbères directed by Serge DebecqueTuray directed by Enrico GrasUkraine en Fleurs directed by Mikhail SlutskyVertigo directed by Eusebio Fernández ArdavínOfficial Awards
Main Competition
- Grand Prize of the Festival:
- *Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg
- *Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica
- Jury Special Prize: All About Eve by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Best Director: Luis Buñuel for Los Olvidados
- Best Actress: Bette Davis for All About Eve
- Best Actor: Michael Redgrave for The Browning Version
- Best Screenplay: Terence Rattigan for The Browning Version
- Best Music: Joseph Kosma for Juliette, or Key of Dreams
- Best Cinematography: José María Beltrán for The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon
- Best Art Direction: Abram Veksler for Musorgskiy
- Special Award: The Tales of Hoffmann by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Short Films Competition
- Prix Spécial du Jury
- *La Voie Est-Ouest by K. Gordon Murray
- *Ukraine en Fleurs by Mikhail Slutsky
- *Lettonie Soviètique by F. Kissiliov
- *Azerbaidjan Soviètique by F. Kissiliov and M. Dadachev
- *Esthonie Soviètique by V. Tomber and I. Guidine
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film pour le Meilleur Film Scientifique:
- *L'Eruption de l'Etna by Domenico Paolella