Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

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The Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress is a prestigious prize presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival to honor the most outstanding female acting performance in the festival's official selection.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Cannes Film Festival award
acting award
film award
awardCategory Best Actress
awardedForWorkIn feature films
awardingBodyType film festival jury
awardType jury award
ceremonyHeldDuring Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony
country France
decisionMaker Cannes Film Festival jury
eligibility actresses in films selected for the official competition
festivalSection In Competition
field acting
cinema
firstAwardedAt 1st Cannes Film Festival after World War II
frequency annual
genderRestriction female performers
hasEnglishName Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
hasExAequoWinners sometimes
hasFrenchName Prix d'interprétation féminine
hasMultipleWinnersPossible yes
hasRelatedAward Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
Palme d'Or
inception 1946
isAmong major international film acting awards
languageOfOfficialName French
location Cannes
France
mediaCoverage international
notableRecipient Cate Blanchett
Ingrid Bergman
Isabelle Huppert
Julianne Moore
Juliette Binoche
Meryl Streep
Vanessa Redgrave
officialName Prix d'interprétation féminine
organizer Festival de Cannes
partOf Cannes Film Festival official awards
presentedBy Cannes Film Festival
presentedFor best female acting performance in the official selection
best performance by an actress
selectionScope competition section
official selection
significance one of the most prestigious film festival acting prizes

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bette Davis ("Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award")
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Cher
Diane Kruger ("Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award")
Julianne Moore
Juliette Binoche
Meryl Streep
Penélope Cruz ("Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award")
Sophia Loren ("Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award")
awardReceived
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) ("Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)")
jury of the Cannes Film Festival ("Best Actress award at Cannes")
associatedWith
Jury Prize ("Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)")
differentFrom
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
hasEnglishName
Silver Bear for Best Actress ("Cannes Best Actress Award")
hasEquivalent
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress ("Prix d'interprétation féminine")
hasFrenchName
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress ("Prix d'interprétation féminine")
officialName
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
relatedAward

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