| Palme d'Or | Chronicle of the Burning Years, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (Algeria) |
| Special Jury Prize | Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Werner Herzog (Germany) |
| Best Actor | Vittorio Gassman, Scent of a Woman (Italy) |
| Best Actress | Valerie Perrine, Lenny (United States) |
| Direction | Constantin Costa-Gavras, Special Section (France) |
| Michel Brault, The Order (Canada) |
| Honorable Mention | Delphine Seyrig |
| Fipresci Prize | Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Werner Herzog (Germany) |
| Ecumenical Prize (Mixed Catholic and Protestant Jury) | Every Man for Himself and God Against All, Werner Herzog (Germany) |