- Palme d’Or – The Tree of Life (Dir. Terrence Malick)
- Grand Prix – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) and The Kid with a Bike (Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
- Best Director – Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
- Grand Prix – Footnote (Dir. Joseph Cedar)
- Jury Prize – Polisse by Maiwenn
- Best Actor - Jean Dujardin for The Artist
- Best Actress – Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
- Camera d’Or – Las Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)
UN CERTAIN REGARD
- Prize of Un Certain Regard – Arirang (Dir. Kim Ki-duk) and Stopped on Track (Dir. Andreas Dresen)
- Special Jury Prize – Elena by Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Directing Prize – Mohammad Rasoulov for Goodbye
CINEFONDATION
- 1st Prize – The Letter (Dir. Doroteya Droumeva)
- 2nd Prize – Drari (Dir. Kamal Nazraq)
- 3rd Prize – Fly (Dir. Night by Son Tae-gyum)
INDEPENDENT SECTIONS
Critics’ Week
- Grand Prix Nespresso – Take Shelter (Dir. Jeff Nichols)
- Special Mention from the Jury President – Snowtown (Dir. Justin Kurzel)
- Prix SACD – Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols
- ACID/CCAS Prize – Les Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)
- Very Young Critics Prize – Les Acacias (Dir. Pablo Giorgelli)
FIPRESCI Awards
- In Competition – Le Havre (Dir. Aki Kaurismäki)
- Un Certain Regard – The Minister by Pierre Schöller
- Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight – Take Shelter (Dir. Jeff Nichols)
Ecumenical Jury
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – This Must Be the Place (Dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
- Special Mention – Le Havre (Dir. Aki Kaurismäki)
- Special Mention – Where Do We Go Now? (Dir. Nadine Labaki)
Palm Dog
- Palm Dog Award – Uggy for The Artist
- Special Jury Prize – Laika for Le Havre
Palme d'Or /The Tree of Life
