Best Director Award | |
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Prix de la mise en scène (French) | |
Awarded for | Best Achievement in Direction |
Country | France |
Presented by | Cannes Film Festival |
First awarded | 1946 |
Currently held by | Miguel Gomes Grand Tour (2024) |
Website | www |
The Best Director Award (French: Prix de la mise en scène) is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival.
At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, René Clément was the first winner of this award for his work on The Battle of the Rails, and Miguel Gomes is the most recent winner in this category for his work on Grand Tour at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.