1977 Cannes Film Festival
The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13-27. A new non-competitive section, 'Le Passé composé', is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations.
Jury
- Roberto Rossellini (Italy) (president)
- N'Sougan Agblemagnon (author)
- Anatole Dauman (France)
- Jacques Demy (France)
- Carlos Fuentes (Mexico)
- Benoîte Groult (France)
- Pauline Kael (USA) (journalist)
- Marthe Keller (Switzerland)
- Yuri Ozerov (Soviet Union)
Feature film competition
- 3 Women by Robert Altman
- The American Friend by Wim Wenders
- Bang! by Jan Troell
- Black Joy by Anthony Simmons
- Un borghese piccolo piccolo by Mario Monicelli
- Bound for Glory by Hal Ashby
- Budapesti mesék by István Szabó
- Le Camion by Marguerite Duras
- Car Wash by Michael Schultz
- La Communion solennelle by René Féret
- The Duellists by Ridley Scott
- Elisa, vida mía by Carlos Saura
- Group Portrait with Lady by Aleksandar Petrović
- The Huntsmen by Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Ifigeneia by Michael Cacoyannis
- J.A. Martin Photographe by Jean Beaudin
- Kičma by Vlatko Gilic
- The Lacemaker by Claude Goretta
- Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Podranki by Nikolai Gubenko
- The Purple Taxi by Yves Boisset
- A Special Day by Ettore Scola
Short film competition
- Arte tairona by Francisco Norden
- Di Cavalcanti by Glauber Rocha
- Envisage by Peter Foldes
- Küzdök by Marcell Jankovics
- Mao par lui-même by René Viénet
- Rumble by Jules Engel
- Stille Post by Ivan Steiger
- Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Awards
- Palme d'Or: Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Best Actor: Fernando Rey for Elisa, vida mía
- Best Actress:
- Best Music: Norman Whitfield for Car Wash
- Technical Grand Prize: Car Wash by Michael Schultz
- Best First Work: The Duellists by Ridley Scott (Unanimously)
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Küzdök by Marcell Jankovics
- Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Di Cavalcanti by Glauber Rocha
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Parallel Section: Kilenc hónap by Márta Mészáros
- Competition: Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: