The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Jane Campion in 1993, and Julia Ducournau in 2021.
The official poster for the festival featuring actress Catherine Deneuve was created by Lionel Avignon and Stefan de Vivies of the design studio Hartland Villa from a photo taken by Jack Garofalo during the shooting of La Chamade (1968). The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Deneuve for her contributions to film.
During the festival, two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded: the first one during the opening ceremony for Michael Douglas, and the second one was awarded on short notice for Harrison Ford before the world premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
The festival opened with Jeanne du Barry directed by Maïwenn and closed with Pixar's feature film Elemental directed by Peter Sohn.
Juries
Main Competition
Ruben Östlund, Swedish filmmaker - Jury President
Paul Dano, American actor and director
Julia Ducournau, French filmmaker
Brie Larson, American actress and director
Denis Ménochet, French actor
Rungano Nyoni, Zambian-Welsh filmmaker
Atiq Rahimi, Afghan director and writer
Damián Szifrón, Argentinian filmmaker
Maryam Touzani, Moroccan filmmaker and actress
Un Certain Regard
John C. Reilly, American actor, screenwriter and producer - Jury President
Paula Beer, German actress
Davy Chou, Cambodian-French filmmaker
Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress
Alice Winocour, French filmmaker
Caméra d'Or
Anaïs Demoustier, French actress - Jury President
Mickaël Buch, French director and screenwriter
Nathalie Durand, French director of photography
Sophie Frilley, French general director of Titrafilm
Nicolas Marcadé, French journalist and critic
Raphaël Personnaz, French actor
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian filmmaker - Jury President
Ana Lily Amirpour, American filmmaker
Shlomi Elkabetz, Israeli actor, director, screenwriter and producer
Charlotte Le Bon, Canadian actor and director
Karidja Touré, French actress
International Critics' Week
Audrey Diwan, French filmmaker - Jury President
Rui Poças, Portuguese cinematographer
Franz Rogowski, German actor
Meenakshi Shedde, Indian journalist and programmer of Berlin International Film Festival Kim Yutani, programming director of Sundance Film Festival
Queer Palm
John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter - Jury President Louise Chevillotte, French actress Zeno Graton, Belgian director Isabel Sandoval, Filipina filmmaker and actress Cédric Succivalli, French journalist, film critic and festival programmer
L'Œil d'or
Kirsten Johnson, American filmmaker and cinematographer, Jury President
Sophie Faucher, Canadian actress
Ovidie, French actress, director and author
Pedro Pimenta, Mozambican producer
Jean-Claude Raspiengeas, French journalist and critic
Official Selection
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or:
(CdO) indicates film eligible for the Caméra d'Or as a feature directorial debut. (ŒdO) indicates film eligible for the L'Œil d'or as documentary. (QP) indicates film in competition for the Queer Palm.