Honorary Palme d'Or

The Honorary Palme d'Or (French: Palme d'honneur) is an award given at the Cannes Film Festival. It is awarded to directors, actors and other personalities from the world of cinema who have distinguished themselves in the art. It joins the Palme d'Or as the festival's highest prize.

The prize was introduced at the 1997 edition by the festival's organizing committee on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival as the "Palme des Palmes", being also an homage to Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman who had never been awarded a competitive Palme.

Only in 2002, the festival began to award it regularly to individuals who have achieved a notable body of work in the global cinema industry, but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or. In 2024, Studio Ghibli became the first and only studio to win it.

Some past main competition jury presidents have won the prize, including:

As of 2026, Studio Ghibli is the only non-Western winner of the prize. Most of the winners are Europeans or Americans filmmakers, actors or producers. Ghibli was also the first production company to receive the award, at the 2024 edition.