Saturday the 7th also brought the closing of this year’s festival with the customary awards ceremony, here’s a quick breakdown of the night’s big winners and other prizes.
Venezia 76
-Golden Lion for Best Film-
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‘Joker’ by Todd Phillips (USA)
-Silver Lion for Best Director-
Roy Andersson for ‘About Endlessness’ (Sweden, Germany, Norway), accepted Johan Carlsson
-Grand Jury Prize-
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‘An Officer and a Spy’ by Roman Polanski (France), accepted by Emmanuelle Seigner
-Coppa Volpi for Best Actor-
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Luca Marinelli for ‘Martin Eden’ (Italy, France)
-Coppa Volpi for Best Actress-
Ariane Ascaride for ‘Gloria Mundi’ (France)
-Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor/Actress-
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Toby Wallace for ‘Babyteeth’ (Australia)
-Award for Best Screenplay-
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Yonfan for ‘No.7 Cherry Lane’ (Hong Kong, China)
-Special Jury Prize-
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‘The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be’ by Franco Maresco (Italy)
Orizzonti Awards
–Orizzonti Award for Best Film: ‘Atlantis’ by Valentyn Vasyanovych (Ukraine)
–Orizzonti Award for Best Director: Théo Court for ‘White on White’ (Spain, Chile, France, Germany)
–Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay: ‘Revenir’ by Jessica Palud (France)
–Special Orizzonti Jury Prize:‘Verdict’ by Raymund Ribas Gutierrez (Philippines)
–Special Orizzonti Award for Best Actor: Sami Bouajila in ‘Bik eneich – Un fils’ (Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar)
–Special Orizzonti Award for Best Actress: Marta Nieto for ‘Madre’ (Spain, France)
–Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film: ‘Darling’ by Sam Sadiq (Pakistan, United States)
Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film
‘You Will Die at 20’ by Amjad Abu Alala (Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway)
Watch the full 76th Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony (courtesy of la Biennale on YouTube)
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