| Palme d'Or | Marty (United States) |
| Particular praise for the following contributions to Marty: |
| Paddy Chayevsky, screenplay |
| Delbert Mann, direction |
| Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair, performances |
| Special Jury Prize | The Lost Continent, Leonardo Bonzi, Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras, F. Lavagnino and G. Moser (Italy) |
| Performances | Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock (United States) |
| The ensemble of actors in The Big Family, Joseph Heifitz (U.S.S.R.) |
| Direction | Sergei Vassiliev, The Heroes of Shipka (Bulgaria) |
| Jules Dassin, Rififi (France) |
| Film Lyricism | Romeo and Juliet, L. Arnchtam and L. Lavrovsky (U.S.S.R.) |
| Dramatic Film | East of Eden, Elia Kazan (United States) |
| Special Jury Mentions | Baby Naaz, Boot Polish (India) |
| Haya Havarit, Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (Israel) |
| Ladislao Vajda, Marcelino Pan y Vino (Spain) |