1953 Cannes Film Festival
The 6th International Film Festival of Cannes 1953 took place until April 29, 1953 by April 15.
Competition
The following films were shown in this year's competition:
* = Grand Prix
Award winners
- Grand Prix: The Wages of Fear
- Best Adventure: O Cangaceiro - The outlaws
- Best Comedy: Welcome, Mr. Marshall
- Best entertainment movie: Lili
- Best Drama: sweeping back, little Sheba
- Best fairy tale movie: The White Reindeer
- Best Documentary: The Green Gian Gaspare Napolitano secret of
Honorable Mentions
- Juan Antonio Bardem for the script for Welcome, Mr. Marshall
- Gabriel Migliori for the music to O Cangaceiro - The outlaws
- Shirley Booth for her acting in sweeping back, little Sheba
- Lili of the ensemble cast
- The green mystery for the use of color
- Charles Vanel for his performance in The Wages of Fear