James Gray made features which competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
== History ===== The early years ===The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in 1938 when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of high-ranking official and historian Philippe Erlanger and film journalist Robert Favre Le Bret decided to set up an international cinematographic festival
Given by Independent EntitiesFIPRESCI Prize  The International Federation of Film Critics awards prizes to films from the main competition section, Un Certain Regard and parallel sectionsDirectors' Fortnight PrizesPrix Vulcain  Awarded to a technical artist by the CSTInternational Critics' Week PrizesPrize of the Ecumenical JuryFranois Chalais PrizeL'il d'or  Best documentary filmTrophe ChopardPalm Dog  Best canine performanceQueer Palm  Best LGBT-related filmsCannes Soundtrack AwardPierre Angnieux Excellens in CinematographyWomen in Motion: Since 2015, award delivered by Kering and honoring major achievers in raising awareness around women issues in the film industry

