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In Competition:
After Hours (Martin Scorsese - United States)
Boris Godunov / Борис Годунов (Sergei Bondarchuk - Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, West Germany)
Evening Dress / Tenue de soirée (Bertrand Blier - France)
Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch - United States)
The Fringe Dwellers (Bruce Beresford - Australia)
Fool for Love (Robert Altman - United States)
Genesis (Mrinal Sen - India)
I Love You (Marco Ferreri - France, Italy)
The Last Image / الصور الأخير (Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina - Algeria)
Love Me Forever or Never / Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Arnaldo Jabor - Brazil)
Max, My Love / Max mon amour (Nagisa Ōshima - France, United States, Japan)
The Mission (Roland Joffé - United Kingdom)
Mona Lisa (Neil Jordan - United Kingdom)
Otello (Franco Zeffirelli - Italy, Netherlands)
Poor Butterfly / Pobre mariposa (Raúl de la Torre - Argentina)
Rosa Luxemburg (Margarethe von Trotta - West Germany)
Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky - United States)
The Sacrifice / Offret (Andrei Tarkovsky - Sweden, United Kingdom, France)
Scene of the Crime / Le lieu du crime (André Téchiné - France)
Thérèse (Alain Cavalier - France)
Palme d'Or:
The Mission by Roland Joffé
Grand Prix:
The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
Jury Prize:
Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese for After Hours
Best Actor:
Michel Blanc for Evening Dress
Bob Hoskins for Mona Lisa
Best Actress:
Barbara Sukowa for Rosa Luxemburg
Fernanda Torres for Love Me Forever or Never
Best Artistic Contribution:
Sven Nykvist (cinematography) for The Sacrifice