| Palme d'Or | Under Satan's Sun, Maurice Pialat (France) |
| Special Jury Prize | Repentance, Tengiz Abuladze (U.S.S.R.) |
| Best Actor | Marcello Mastroianni, Dark Eyes (Italy) |
| Best Actress | Barbara Hershey, Shy People (United States) |
| Direction | Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire (Germany/France) |
| Artistic Contribution | Stanley Myers, music, Prick Up Your Ears (United Kingdom) |
| Camera d'Or for Film Debut | Nana Dzhordzhadze, My English Grandfather (U.S.S.R.) |
| Technique | Le Cinema dans les Yeux, Gilles Jacob and Laurent Jacob (France) |
| Jury Prize | Souleymane Cisse, Yeelen (La Lumière) (Mali) |
| Rentaro Mikuni, Shinran (Japan) |
| Palme d'Or for Short Film | Palisade, Laurie Mclnnes |
| 40th Anniversary Prize | Federico Fellini, Intervista (Italy) |