The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952.

As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President.

[4] The Grand Prix of the Festival went to the Two Cents Worth of Hope by Renato Castellani and Othello by Orson Welles.

[5] The festival opened with An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli.

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the competition:[6] The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:[3] The following film was selected to be screened out of competition:[3] The following films and people received the 1952 awards:[2] Feature Films Short films OCIC Award[7]