Palme d'Or

Top Cannes award

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, given annually to the best feature film in competition.

French for "golden palm," it takes its name from the trophy's design.

Winning the Palme d'Or confers enormous prestige: Her film took the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

cinema

Cannes

French Riviera resort city

premiere · red carpet · screening · jury · nominee · feature · masterpiece · auteur · arthouse · competition

award

Cannes

French Riviera resort city

victory · laurels · accolade · honors · recognition · ceremony · gala · celebration · achievement · distinction

prestige

acclaim

Enthusiastic public approval

eminence · distinction · glory · honor · esteem · prominence · admiration · recognition · elite · status

Opposites
prestige/recognition

Palme d'OrRazzie

Bad film award

critical failure · box office bomb · flop · rejection · obscurity

award type

Palme d'Orlifetime achievement award

Honor for body of work

honorary Oscar

critical reception

Palme d'OrGolden Raspberry

Award for poor filmmaking

critical flop · panned · guilty pleasure

Family

palm, palms, palmed, palming, palmist, palmistry, or, gold, golden

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G