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
2014 Cannes Film Festival best actor prize for his portrayal of a marine painter in "Mr. Turner". Bennett Miller was named as best director for his work on "Foxcatcher". The Jury Prize was split between the drama "Mommy" and the drama "Goodbye to Language". In Competition Un Certain Regard Golden Camera Cinéfondation Short Films FIPRESCI Prize Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist Ecumenical Jury Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight Queer Palm Jury Palm Dog Jury Association Prix François Chalais Cannes Soundtrack Award 2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from