The award winners have been announced for the 81st annual Venice Film Festival. Academy Award-winner Pedro Almodóvar’s latest. “The Room Next Door,” won the festival’s top prize.
The full list of winners can be read below:
COMPETITION
Golden Lion for Best Film
“The Room Next Door” – Pedro Almodóvar
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
“Vermiglio”
Silver Lion for Best Director
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Vincent Lindon – “The Quiet Son”
Best Screenplay
“I’m Still Here” – Murilo Hauser & Heitor Lorega
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor
Paul Kircher – “And Their Children After Them”
Special Jury Prize
“April” – Dea Kulumbegashvili
HORIZONS
Best Film: “The New Year That Never Came” – Bogdan Mureşanu
Best Director: Sarah Friedland – “Familiar Touch”
Special Jury Prize: “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies” – Murat Firatoglu
Best Actress: Kathleen Chalfant – “Familiar Touch”
Best Actor: Francesco Gheghi – “Familia”
Best Screenplay: Scandar Copti – “Happy Holidays”
Best Short Film: “Who Loves the Sun” – Arshia Shakiba
LION OF THE FUTURE
Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature: “Familiar Touch” – Sarah Friedland
HORIZONS EXTRA
Audience Award: “The Witness” – Nader Saeivar
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema: “Chain Reactions” – Alexandre O. Philippe
Best Restored Film: “Ecce Bombo” – Nanni Moretti
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Jury Prize: “Ito Meikyu” – Boris Labbé
Special Jury Prize: “Oto’s Planet” – Gwenael François
Achievement Prize: “Impulse: Playing With Realiy” – Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla
GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI (Previously announced)
GdA Director’s Award: “Manas” – Marianna Brennand
Audience Award: “Taxi Monamour” – Ciro De Caro
Europa Cinemas Label Award: “Alpha” – Jan-Willem van Ewijk
CRITICS’ WEEK (Previously announced)
Grand Prize: “Don’t Cry, Butterfly” – Dương Diệu Linh
Special Mention: “No Sleep Till” – Alexandra Simpson
Audience Award: “Paul & Paulette Take a Bath” – Jethro Massey
Verona Film Club Award for Most Innovative Film: “Don’t Cry, Butterfly” – Dương Diệu Linh
Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution: “Homegrown” – Michael Premo
Best Short Film: “Things That My Best Friend Lost” – Marta Innocenti
Best Director (Short Film): “Nero Argento” – Francesco Manzato
Best Technical Contribution (Short Film): “At Least I Will Be 8 294 400 Pixel” – Marco Talarico
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