1961 Cannes Film Festival
The 14th International Film Festival of Cannes 1961 took place until May 18, 1961 by May 3.
Competition
* = Golden Palm
International Jury
President of the Jury was the writer Jean Giono this year. He stood in front of the following judges: Claude Mauriac, Edouard Molinaro, Fred Zinnemann, Jean Paulhan, Liselotte Pulver, Luigi Chiarini, Marcel Vertes, Pedro Armendariz, Raoul Ploquin and Sergei Jutkewitsch.
Award winners
- Palme d'Or: Still on the year and day and Viridiana
- Special Jury Prize: Mother Joan of the Angels
- Best Director: Julija Solnzewa
- Best Actress: Sophia Loren
- Best Actor: Anthony Perkins
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- Gary Cooper Prize: A Raisin in the Sun
- FIPRESCI Award: The hand in the case