Caméra d'Or

The Caméra d'Or is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections.
The prize was created in 1978 by Gilles Jacob, and is awarded during the festival's closing ceremony by an independent jury.

Criteria

The rules define first film as "the first feature film for theatrical screening of 60 minutes or more in length, by a director who has not made another film of 60 minutes or more in length and released theatrically." Directors who have previously made only student thesis films or TV films can still compete in this category. The stated aim is to reveal a film "whose qualities emphasize the need to encourage the director to undertake a second film".

Winners

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2010s

2020s

Special Mention winners (''Mention Spéciale'')

Some years, some films that did not win the award have received a special mention for their outstanding quality as first features in Cannes. Also called Caméra d'Or — Mention or Caméra d'Or — Mention d'honneur.