Cannes Festivals by Year: Prizes, Juries, Favorites   More Festivals Toronto / Venice Chicago / Reeling Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Nick-Davis.com Home / Blog / E-Mail Jurors: Miloš Forman (president), Néstor Almendros, Jorge Amado, Mauro Bolognini, Claude Imbert, Sarah Miles, Michel Perez, Mo Rothman, Francis Veber, Edwin Zbonek     Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business, Yugoslavia, dir. Emir Kusturica Grand Jury Prize: Birdy, UK, dir. Alan Parker Jury Prize: Colonel Redl, Hungary, dir. István Szabó Best Director: Rendez-vous, André Téchiné Best Actress: The Official Story, Norma Aleandro Mask, Cher Best Actor: Kiss of the Spider Woman, William Hurt Best Artistic Contribution: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Paul Schrader FIPRESCI/International     Critics Prize: When Father Was Away on Business, Yugoslavia, dir. Emir Kusturica Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Official Story, Argentina, dir. Luis Puenzo Caméra d'Or (first feature): Oriana, Venezuela, dir. Fina Torres Competition Films I Have Seen: Ranked in order of preference   My Palme d'Or Kiss of the Spider Woman (Brazil/USA, dir. Héctor Babenco) - When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia, dir. Emir Kusturica) Mask (USA, dir. Peter Bogdanovich) - The Official Story (Argentina, dir. Luis Puenzo) - Sidebar Selections I Have Seen: Ranked in order of preference   The Purple Rose of Cairo (Out of Competition, USA, dir. Woody Allen) - The Killing Floor (The Color of Blood) (USA, dir. Bill Duke) Faces of Women (Critics' Week, Ivory Coast, dir. Désiré Écaré) - Witness (Out of Competition, USA, dir. Peter Weir) - Films in the Main Competition: Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)   Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (USA, dir. Paul Schrader) Insignificance (UK, dir. Nicolas Roeg) Birdy (UK, dir. Alan Parker) Bliss (Australia, dir. Ray Lawrence) Colonel Redl (Hungary, dir. István Szabó) Adieu Bonaparte (Egypt, dir. Youssef Chahine) Pale Rider (USA, dir. Clint Eastwood) Rendez-vous (France, dir. André Téchiné) Détective (France/Switzerland, dir. Jean-Luc Godard) The Coca-Cola Kid (Australia, dir. Dušan Makavajev) Cop au vin (France, dir. Claude Chabrol) Farewell to the Ark (Japan, dir. Shûji Terayama) Derborence (Switzerland, dir. Francis Reusser) Madman at War (Italy, dir. Dino Risi) Joshua Then and Now (Canada, dir. Ted Kotcheff) The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal (Italy, dir. Mario Monicelli) Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See: Listed alphabetically; click names of sidebars for more titles (in a new window)   Un Certain Regard: A.K. (France/Japan, dir. Chris Marker) Latino (USA, dir. Haskell Wexler) Das Mal des Todes (Austria, dir. Peter Handke) Oriana (Venezuela, dir. Fina Torres) A Private Function (UK, dir. Malcolm Mowbray) Tokyo-Ga (USA/West Germany, dir. Wim Wenders) Directors' Fortnight: Crossover Dreams (USA, dir. Leon Ichaso) Dance with a Stranger (UK, dir. Mike Newell) Desperately Seeking Susan (USA, dir. Susan Seidelman) Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (USA, dir. Wayen Wang) A Flash of Green (USA, dir. Victor Nuñez) The Funeral (Japan, dir. Juzo Itami) The Innocent (UK, dir. John Mackenzie) Out of Competition: The Emerald Forest (UK, dir. John Boorman) Die Nacht (West Germany/Austria, dir. Hans-Jürgen Syberberg) The Satin Slipper (France/West Germany/Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira) Steaming (UK, dir. Joseph Losey) Trackbacks: Permalink Cannes Page 1985 Home Blog E-Mail