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In Competition:
Black Rain / 黒い雨 (Shōhei Imamura - Japan)
Chimère (Claire Devers - France)
Cinema Paradiso / Nuovo cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore - Italy, France)
Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee - United States)
Evil Angels (Fred Schepisi - Australia, United States)
Francesco (Liliana Cavani - Italy, West Germany)
Jesus of Montreal / Jésus de Montréal (Denys Arcand - Canada, France)
Kuarup (Ruy Guerra - Brazil)
Lost Angels (Hugh Hudson - United States)
Monsieur Hire (Patrice Leconte - France)
Moon Child / El niño de la luna (Agustí Villaronga - Spain)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch - United States, Japan)
Reunion (Jerry Schatzberg - United Kingdom, France, West Germany)
Rosalie Goes Shopping (Percy Adlon - West Germany)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Steven Soderbergh - United States)
Spider's Web / Das Spinnennetz (Bernhard Wicki - West Germany)
Splendor (Ettore Scola - Italy)
Sweetie (Jane Campion - Australia)
Time of the Gypsies / Дом за вешање (Emir Kusturica - Yugoslavia, Italy)
Too Beautiful for You / Trop belle pour toi (Bertrand Blier - France)
Torrents of Spring (Jerzy Skolimowski - United Kingdom, France, Italy)
The Women on the Roof / Kvinnorna på taket (Carl-Gustav Nykvist - Sweden)
Palme d'Or:
Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
Grand Prix:
Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
Too Beautiful for You by Bertrand Blier
Jury Prize:
Jesus of Montreal by Denys Arcand
Best Director:
Emir Kusturica for Time of the Gypsies
Best Actor:
James Spader for Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep for Evil Angels
Best Artistic Contribution:
Jim Jarmusch for Mystery Train
Special Award:
Gregory Peck