The Most Infamous Cannes Standing Ovations (opens in new tab)

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is underway right now, which means the annual ritual is upon us: journalists stationed in the Grand Théâtre Lumière with stopwatches, clocking the exact minute-and-second duration of every standing ovation. And typically, at this fest, the ovations are long. Like, really long. Comically long. The record (according to Deadline) is 22 minutes for Pan's Labyrinth. And the numbers get a ton of press coverage, because a 12-minute standing ovation at Cannes sounds like...