The award was first presented in 1967. The prize was not awarded in 1977. The festival was not held at all in 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the
May 1968 events in France. Also, the jury vote was tied, and the prize was shared by two films on 10 occasions (1967, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, and 2021–22).
Andrei Tarkovsky,
Bruno Dumont,
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and
Matteo Garrone have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Three directing teams have shared the award:
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982),
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for
The Kid with a Bike (2011), and
Joel and Ethan Coen for
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
Márta Mészáros was the first woman to have won the award, for 1984's
Diary for My Children. Since 1995, the official name of the award has been simply the
Grand Prix, but it has had two other names since its creation in 1967: the
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury (1967–1988) and the
Grand Prix du Jury (1989–1994). In addition, the award should not be confused with the
Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–1954; 1964–1974), which was the highest prize of the festival and a precursor to the ''Palme d'Or''. == Winners ==