` ` Le monde du silence '' becomes first ever film to win in 1956 . Frédéric Dumas , Jacques-Yves Cousteau , Albert Falco . In 1957 , Coppola 's unfinished version of ` ` Apocalypse Now '' wins top prize . Jane Campion is the only female director to win Palme d'Or , for ` ` The Bridge '' ` ` Pulp Fiction '' celebrates Tarantino 's life - long love affair with Cannes in Cannes .
` ` Le monde du silence '' becomes first ever film to win in 1956 . In 1957 , Coppola 's unfinished version of ` ` Apocalypse Now '' wins top prize . Jane Campion is the only female director to win Palme d'Or , for ` ` The Bridge '' ` ` Pulp Fiction '' celebrates Tarantino 's life - long love affair with Cannes in Cannes .