A critical and commercial success upon release and nominated for four Academy Awards , including for Best Picture , Best Actor ( for De Niro ) and Best Supporting Actress ( for Foster ) , '' Taxi Driver '' won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival . It is regularly cited by critics , film directors , and audiences alike as one of the greatest films of all time . In 2012 , '' Sight & Sound '' named it the 31st-best film ever in its decennial critics ' poll , ranked with '' The Godfather Part II '' , and the fifth-greatest film of all time on its directors ' poll . The film was considered " culturally , historically or aesthetically " significant by the US Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1994
1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
Taxi Driver