The Best Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, According to IndieWire’s Critics’ Survey
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival showcased a variety of films from renowned directors, sparking discussions among cinephiles. IndieWire conducted a survey among critics to determine the best films, with Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'All of a Sudden' winning Best Film. Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord' won Best Screenplay, while Jordan Firstman's 'Club Kid' was recognized as the best debut feature.
- ▪Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'All of a Sudden' was voted the best film of the festival.
- ▪Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord' won Best Screenplay and received multiple nominations.
- ▪Jordan Firstman's 'Club Kid' was overwhelmingly chosen as the best debut feature.
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Another Cannes Film Festival is in the books, and with it comes another slate of films from some of the world’s great auteurs that cinephiles can spend the next year discussing. The IndieWire staff has already picked our 18 favorite films of this year’s festival, which you can read here. But for a broader perspective, we enlisted dozens of critics from around the world to vote on the best film, screenplay, director, and debut feature that they encountered on the Croisette this year. While Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning “Fjord” was well-represented in the poll, coming in first place for Best Screenplay and receiving votes for Best Film and Best Director, our voters disagreed with the Cannes jury on the #1 film of the festival.
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