Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) for "Barton Fink", and in 2003, when Gus Van Sant won for his film "Elephant". 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
1967 Cannes Film Festival for the Grand Prix International du Festival: The following feature films were screened for the 6th International Critics' Week (6e Semaine de la Critique): The following films and people received the 1967 Official selection awards: Short films FIPRESCI Commission Supérieure Technique OCIC Award 1967 Cannes Film Festival The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the "Blowup" by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with "J'ai tué Raspoutine", directed by Robert Hossein and closed with "Batouk", directed by Jean Jacques Manigot. The following people were