Main Competition Jury

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The Main Competition Jury is the principal panel of film professionals at the Cannes Film Festival responsible for awarding the festival’s top prizes, including the Palme d’Or.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cannes Film Festival jury
film festival jury
announcesResultsAt Cannes closing ceremony
appointedBy Cannes Film Festival organizers
associatedWith red carpet screenings at Cannes
awards Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Best Director Award
Best Screenplay Award
Grand Prix
Jury Prize
Palme d’Or
other official prizes of the Cannes Competition
composedOf actors
film directors
other film professionals
producers
screenwriters
country France
decisionMethod collective deliberation
domain cinema
festivalSection Official Selection – Competition
frequency annually
hasChair Jury President
hasJurisdictionOver feature films in the main competition
hasNumberOfMembers varies by year
hasRole principal jury of the Cannes Film Festival
hasStatus most prestigious jury at Cannes Film Festival
inception 1946
languageUsed multiple languages
location Cannes
meetsDuring Cannes Film Festival
notableAward Palme d’Or for Best Film
organizer Festival de Cannes
partOf Cannes Film Festival
responsibleFor selecting winners among films in the Official Competition
selectionCriteria artistic merit of films in competition
selectionProcess members invited by festival management
typeOfDecision artistic awards

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cannes Film Festival
hasJury

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