The Palme d'Or is awarded at the Festival de Cannes annually.
The Golden Palm is known as the Palme d'Or in Cannes, France, where the Cannes Film Festival takes place annually. It is the highest prize awarded at the ceremony, given to the director of the best feature film.
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival -- or Festival de Cannes, as it is known in France -- runs for 12 days every May. It attracts international attention in the media as well as among its attendees. Attendees watch and judge thousands of films during the festival.
History of the Golden Palm
The Golden Palm was awarded for the first time in 1955, to director Delbert Mann for his film "Marty." In 1964, the Cannes festival changed the name of the award from "Golden Palm" to "Grand Prix International du Festival" due to copyright infringement issues with the palm. The award was changed back to the Golden Palm in 1975.
Features
The design of the Golden Palm has changed multiple times since its introduction. In 1984, the round shape of the pedestal was transformed to a pyramid, and in 1992, the pedestal was created from hand-cut crystal. The present version was created in 1997 and is comprised of 24-karat gold and cut crystal.
