Venice Film Festival 2024: Almodóvar, Nicole Kidman among top winners; check full list
Venice Film Festival
The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival came to an end on Saturday (Sep 7) with the award ceremony.Spain's Pedro Almodovar won Venice's Golden Lion awardfor his pro-euthanasia film The Room Next Door whilethe acting prizes went to Nicole Kidman and Frenchman Vincent Lindon.
The Grand Jury Prize, considered a runner-up to the Golden Lion, went to the Italian film Vermiglio, directed by Maura Delpero. The film dealt with the effects of World War Two on an isolated mountain village.
The festival also honoured American actress Sigourney Weaver and Australian director Peter Weir with lifetime achievement awards.
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Here are the top winners of the competition, as decided by a jury chaired by French actor Isabelle Huppert:
- Golden Lion for Best Film - "The Room Next Door" by Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
- Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize - "Vermiglio" by Maura Delpero (Italy, France, Belgium)
- Silver Lion award for best director - Brady Corbet for "The Brutalist" (UK)
- Volpi Cup award for best actress - Nicole Kidman for "Babygirl" by Halina Reijn (US)
- Volpi Cup award for best actor - Vincent Lindon in "Jouer Avec Le Feu" by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin (France)
- Award for best screenplay - Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega for "I'm Still Here" by Walter Salles (Brazil, France)
- Special jury prize - "April" by Dea Kulumbegashvili (France, Italy, Georgia)
- Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor or actress - Paul Kircher for "Leurs Enfants Apres Eux" by Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma (France)
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(With inputs from agencies)