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The Palme d'Or was first called the Grand Prix

The top award at Cannes was only given its present name in 1955 Cannes awarded a Grand Prix du Festival International du Film from 1946, and the palm frond design appeared on the prize in 1955. The award has been given most years since, with interruptions in 1968 and 2020. The palm is taken from the coat of arms of the city of Cannes. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The top award at Cannes was only given its present name in 1955. The figure is taken from Festival de Cannes, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a movies & tv fact?: Yes. It sits on the Movies & TV shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.