Did Erick Zonca or Roy William Neill direct a film that won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival?
Roy William Neill Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an English film director best known for directing the last eleven of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios.
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) The Best Director Award (French: "Prix de la mise en scène" ) is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection (i.e. films selected for the competition program which compete for the festival's main prize Palme d'Or). Awarded by festival's jury, it was first given in 1946.