Taxi Driver
The Cannes Film Festival is the most famous festival in the world, and the Palme d'Or is one of the most prestigious prizes.
Over the years, we have seen an eclectic array of films scoop this iconic prize: Winter Sleep is the 2014 winner.
We take a look back at some of the Palme d'Or winners that have gone on to enjoy huge success.
- Taxi Driver (1967)
Taxi Driver remains one of Martin Scorsese & Robert De Niro's finest movies moments, and the movie was in competition in 1967.
And the gritty drama was to triumph at Cannes, as it scooped the Palme d'Or: Taxi Driver remains one of the most successful winners of this great film prize.
The movie would go on to be nominated for four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Music. However, it went home empty handed.
Over the years Taxi Driver has become even more revered, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time.
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
Another iconic film that was awarded with the Palme d'Or is Apocalypse Now.
Apocalypse Now is based on the book Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and was directed, written and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
With terrific performances from Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, and Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now was met with critical acclaim at the festival and on release.
After picking up the Palme d'Or, the movie went on to be nominated for eight Oscars: including Best Picture. It would win Best Cinematography & Best Sound.
Today, over thirty years later, Apocalypse Now is still one of the greatest war movies of all time.
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
Another of the great Palme d'Or winners came in 1994, as Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction scooped the prize.
The movie boasted a nonlinear violent and funny storyline, which really bucked the trend of movies being made at that time.
Pulp Fiction was the third film from Tarantino, after My Best Friend's Birthday & Reservoir Dogs, but this was the film that really did put him on the map.
After the success at Cannes, Pulp Fiction went on to be nominated for seven Oscars: including Best Picture. Tarantino would win the gong for Best Original Screenplay.
Pulp Fiction remains one of the most commercially successful independent movies. It received a special screening at Cannes this year, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the movie.
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
We haven't seen to many documentaries scoop the Palme d'Or over the years, but Fahrenheit 9/11 was one that triumphed.
Hard to believe that it was ten years ago when Michael Moore was whipping up a storm with his political commentary on George W. Bush and the War on Terror.
The movie received its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the documentary film category.
The film was a roaring success at the festival, receiving a twenty-minute standing ovation: one of the longest in the festival's history.
That year Fahrenheit 9/11 whipping up a storm of controversy and debate, and was one of the most talked about films of the year.
- The Tree of Life (2011)
Terrence Malick returned to the director's chair in 2011 as he presented The Tree of Life at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film premiered in the In Competition category, boasting a terrific cast list that included Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain.
The film was met with critical acclaim and went on to scoop the Palme d'Or. Nearly a year later, Tree of Life was in the Oscar mix.
The Tree of Life was nominated for three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.
- Amour (2012)
Michael Haneke has regularly seen his films compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and he returned in 2012 with Amour.
The movie follows an elderly couple after Anne suffers from a stroke, and was written by Haneke.
Amour was one of the most acclaimed films of Cannes that year, and Hanke triumphed for the second time in four years: he won for The White Ribbon in 2009.
Amour went on to be nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Bes Director Oscars - and winning Best Foreign Language Film.
Other Palme d'Or winners that enjoyed huge success include Blue Is The Warmest Colour, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and The Pianist.
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