1959 Cannes Film Festival
The 12th International Film Festival of Cannes 1959 took place until May 15, 1959 by April 30.
Competition
* = Golden Palm
International Jury
Jury President was like last year, the writer Marcel Achard. He stood in front of the following judges: Antoni Bohdziewicz, Carlo Ponti, Carlos Cuenca, Gene Kelly, Julien Duvivier, Max Favalelli, Micheline Presle, Michael Cacoyannis, Pierre Daninos and Sergei Vasiliev.
Award winners
- Palme d'Or: Orfeu Negro
- Special Jury Award: Stars
- Prix International: Nazarin
- Best Director: François Truffaut
- Best Actress: Simone Signoret in Room at the Top
- Best Actor: Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman and Orson Welles for The compulsion to evil
- Best Comedy: Dub making career