The festival, which ran from August 28 to September 7, announced its winners, as confirmed by La Biennale di Venezia, the official website.
Venezia 81
The Venezia 81 Jury, chaired by Isabelle Huppert and composed of James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz, and Zhang Ziyi, reviewed 21 films in competition and announced the following winners:
- Golden Lion for Best Film:
The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain) - Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize:
Vermiglio by Maura Delpero (Italy, France, Belgium) - Silver Lion for Best Director:
Brady Corbet for The Brutalist (United Kingdom) - Coppa Volpi for Best Actress:
Nicole Kidman in Babygirl by Halina Reijn (United States) - Coppa Volpi for Best Actor:
Vincent Lindon in Jouer avec le feu by Delphine and Muriel Coulin (France) - Award for Best Screenplay:
Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega for Ainda Estou Aqui by Walter Salles (Brazil, France) - Special Jury Prize:
April by Dea Kulumbegashvili (France, Italy, Georgia) - Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor/Actress:
Paul Kircher in Leurs enfants après eux by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma (France) EDITOR’S PICKS
Orizzonti
The Orizzonti Jury, chaired by Debra Granik and composed of Ali Asgari, Soudade Kaadan, Christos Nikou, Tuva Novotny, Gábor Reisz, and Valia Santella, awarded the following:
- Orizzonti Award for Best Film:
Anul nou care n-a fost (The New Year That Never Came) by Bogdan Mureșanu (Romania, Serbia) - Orizzonti Award for Best Director:
Sarah Friedland for Familiar Touch (United States) - Special Orizzonti Jury Prize:
Hemme’nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri (One of Those Days When Hemme Dies) by Murat Fıratoğlu (Turkey) - Orizzonti Award for Best Actress:
Kathleen Chalfant in Familiar Touch (United States) - Orizzonti Award for Best Actor:
Francesco Gheghi in Familia by Francesco Costabile (Italy) - Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay:
Scandar Copti for Happy Holidays (Palestine, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar) - Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film:
Who Loves the Sun by Arshia Shakiba (Canada) - Venice Short Film Nomination for the European Film Awards 2024:
René va alla guerra by Luca Ferri, Morgan Menegazzo, and Mariachiara Pernisa (Italy) FURTHER READING
Orizzonti Extra
- Armani Beauty Audience Award:
Shahed (The Witness) by Nader Saeivar (Germany, Austria)
Venice Award for a Debut Film
The Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film Jury, chaired by Gianni Canova and composed of Ricky D’Ambrose, Bárbara Paz, Taylor Russell, and Jacob Wong, awarded:
- Lion of the Future “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film:
Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland (United States)
Venice Classics
The Venice Classics Jury, chaired by Renato De Maria and composed of 24 cinema students from Italian universities, awarded:
- Venice Classics Award for Best Documentary on Cinema:
Chain Reactions by Alexandre O. Philippe (United States) - Venice Classics Award for Best Restored Film:
Ecce Bombo by Nanni Moretti (Italy, 1978)
Venice Immersive
The Venice Immersive Jury, chaired by Celine Daemen and composed of Marion Burger and Adriaan Lokman, reviewed 26 projects and awarded:
- Venice Immersive Grand Prize:
Ito Meikyū by Boris Labbé (France, Luxembourg) - Venice Immersive Special Jury Prize:
Oto’s Planet by Gwenael François (Luxembourg, Canada, France) - Venice Immersive Achievement Prize:
Impulse: Playing with Reality by Barry Gene Murphy and May Abdalla (United Kingdom, France)
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