The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992.

[4] French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.

[5] Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film The Best Intentions.

[6] The festival opened with Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven,[7] and closed with Far and Away by Ron Howard.

[8][9] The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3] The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3] The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3] The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3] The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):[11] Feature film competition Short film competition The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]