Venice Film Festival Winners

Biennale Cinema 64th Venice Film Festival Official Awards

VENEZIA 64

The Venezia 64 Jury at the 64th Venice Film Festival, chaired by Zhang Yimou and comprised of Catherine Breillat, Jane Campion, Emanuele Crialese, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ferzan Ozpetek and Paul Verhoeven, having viewed all twenty-three films in competition, has decided as follows:

GOLDEN LION for Best Film:

SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

SILVER LION for Best Director to:

Brian DE PALMA for the film: REDACTED (USA)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to (ex aequo):

LA GRAINE ET LE MULET by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France)

I’M NOT THERE by Todd HAYNES (USA)

COPPA VOLPI

for Best Actor:

Brad PITT in the film THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES

BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD by Andrew DOMINIK (USA)

COPPA VOLPI

for Best Actress:

Cate BLANCHETT in the film: I’M NOT THERE by Todd HAYNES (USA)

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD

for Best Young Actor or Actress:

Hafsia HERZI in the film LA GRAINE ET LE MULET by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France)

OSELLA

for Best Cinematography to:

Rodrigo PRIETO director of photography for the SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) di Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

OSELLA

for Best Screenplay to:

Paul LAVERTY for the film IT’S A FREE WORLD… by Ken LOACH

(UK/Italy/Germany/Spain)

SPECIAL LION for Overall Work to:

NIKITA MIKHALKOV

The Jury is delighted to acknowledge the consistent brilliance of Nikita Mikhalkov’s body of work. His new film is once again a confirmation of his mastery in exploring and revealing to us, with great humanity and emotion, the complexity of existence.