Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) The Best Director Award () is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection (i.e. films selected for the competition program which compete for the festival's main prize Palme d'Or). Awarded by festival's jury, it was first given in 1946. The prize was not awarded on 12 occasions (1947, 1953–54, 1960, 1962–64, 1971, 1973–74, 1977, 1980). In addition, the festival was not held at all in 1948 and 1950, while in 1968 no awards were given as the
1974 Cannes Film Festival The following feature films were screened for the 13th International Critics' Week (13e Semaine de la Critique): The following films were screened for the 1974 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): The following films and people received the 1974 Official selection awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique Ecumenical Jury 1974 Cannes Film Festival The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 24 May 1974. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to "The Conversation" by Francis Ford Coppola. The festival opened with "Amarcord", directed by Federico Fellini and closed with "S*P*Y*S", directed by Irvin Kershner. The