"Titane" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 13 July 2021. During the beginning of the closing ceremony, jury president Spike Lee was told in French to reveal the "first prize", but misinterpreted the phrase to mean "first place". As a result, he prematurely revealed that the film had won the Palme d'Or. Ducournau is the second female director to win the award after Jane Campion in 1993 for "The Piano", as well as the fourth female overall after Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux won in 2013 for their performances in "Blue is the Warmest Colour.