Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore won the top prize, the Golden Lion for for Best Film at 81st Venice International Film Festival.
Other top prizes including Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize went to Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio; and Silver Lion – Award for Best Director went to Brady Corbet for the film The Brutalist.
Acting honors of Best Actor went to Vincent Lindon for the film Jouer Avec Le Feu by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Couli; and Best Actress went to Nicole Kidman for the film Babygirl by Halina Reijn, who missed the award ceremony due to the sudden death of her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman.
Award winners of 2024 Venice International Film Festival
Venezia 81
Golden Lion for Best Film to:
The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize to:
Vermiglio by Maura Delpero (Italy, France, Belgium)
Silver Lion – Award for Best Director to:
Brady Corbet for the film The Brutalist (United Kingdom)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress:
Nicole Kidman in the film Babygirl by Halina Reijn (United States)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor:
Vincent Lindon in the film The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le feu) by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin (France)
Award for Best Screenplay to:
Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega for the film I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) by Walter Salles (Brazil, France)
Special Jury Prize to:
April by Dea Kulumbegashvili (France, Italy, Georgia)
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress to:
Paul Kircher in the film And Their Children After Them (Leurs enfants après eux) by Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma (France)
Orizzonti
Orizzonti Award for Best Film to:
The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost) by Bogdan Mureșanu (Romania, Serbia)
Orizzonti Award for Best Director to:
Sarah Friedland for the film Familiar Touch (United States)
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize to:
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies (Hemme’nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri) by Murat Fıratoğlu (Turkey)
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress to:
Kathleen Chalfant in the film Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland (United States)
Orizzonti Award for Best Actor to:
Francesco Gheghi in the film Familia by Francesco Costabile (Italy)
Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay to:
Scandar Copti for the film Happy Holidays (Palestine, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar)
Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film to:
Who Loves the Sun by Arshia Shakiba (Canada)
Venice Short Film Nomination for the European Film Awards 2024 to:
René Va Alla Guerra by Luca Ferri, Morgan Menegazzo, Mariachiara Pernisa (Italy)
Orizzonti Extra
Armani Beauty Audience Award to:
The Witness (Shahed) by Nader Saeivar (Germany, Austria)
Venice Award for a Debut Film
Lion of the Future “luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film to:
Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland (United States)
Orizzonti
Venice Classics
Venice Classics Award for Best Documentary on Cinema to:
Chain Reactions by Alexandre O. Philippe (United States)
Venice Classics Award for Best Restored Film to:
Ecce Bombo by Nanni Moretti (Italy, 1978)
Venice Immersive
Venice Immersive Grand Prize to:
Ito Meikyū by Boris Labbé (France, Luxemburg)
Venice Immersive Special Jury Prize to:
Oto’s Planet by Gwenael François (Luxemburg, Canada, France)
Venice Immersive Achievement Prize to:
Impulse: Playing With Reality by Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla (United Kingdom, France)
Collateral awards
1964 Pop Art Award | Cineteca della Calabria
Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Best actor: Toni Servillo
“Ambassador of Hope” Award Smithers Foundation | Christopher D. Smithers Foundation with CICT Unesco and Occam
King Ivory by John Swab
Arca CinemaGiovani Award | Arca CinemaGiovani
Best Film of Venezia 81: The Brutalist by Brady Corbet
Best Italian Film in Venice: Vittoria by Alessandro Cassigolia and Casey Kauffman
Authors under 40 Award | dedicated to the director Valentina Pedicini by “Venezia a Napoli. Il cinema esteso”
Best directing and screenwriting: Xiaoxuan Jiang for To Kill A Mongolian Horse
Best directing: Anne-Sophie Bailly for My Everything (Mon Inséparable), ex aequo Elizabeth Lo for Mistress Dispeller
Special mention for cinematography: Anul Nou Care N-a Fost (The New Year That Never Came) by Bogdan Mureşanu
Pietro Bianchi Award 2024 | Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (SNGCI)
Nanni Moretti
Premio Robert Bresson 2024 | Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo e la Rivista del Cinematografo, con il Patrocinio del Dicastero per la Cultura e l’Educazione e del Dicastero per la Comunicazione della Santa Sede
Marco Bellocchio
Brian Award | UAAR (Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti)
The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar
Fundacion Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award | Fundaciòn Casa Wabi and Mantarraya Production
To the winner of the Venezia Opera Prima “Luigi De Laurentiis” award
36° CICT – UNESCO “Enrico Fulchignoni” 2024 Award | Consiglio Internazionale del Cinema e della Televisione CICT UNESCO – Comitato Italiano
The Fisherman by Zoey Martinson
Cinema & Arts Award | Associazione Kalambur Teatro in collaboration with Ateatro and Centro Sperimentale Accademia Eleonora Duse
Best movie: Riefenstahl by Andres Veiel and Paul and Paulette Take a Bath by Jethro Massey
Special mention dedicated to a multidisciplinary artist: Quay Brothers
Premio CinemaSarà | Cineteca Italiana di Milano
The Brutalist by Brady Corbet
Special Mention: Kill the Jockey (El Jockey) by Luis Ortega
Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia
Vermiglio by Maura Delpero, ex aequo I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) by Walter Salles
Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re Srl Sociale in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova and Università Ca’ Foscari
Kill the Jockey (El Jockey) by Luis Ortega
Special mention: Sugar Island by Johanné Goméz Terrero
Ca’ Foscari young jury award: Sugar Island by Johanné Goméz Terrero
Premio Speciale Film Impresa | Unindustria – Unione degli Industriali e delle imprese Roma-Frosinone-Latina-Rieti-Viterbo
Anne-Sophie Bailly for My Everything (Mon Inseparable)
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente | Fai Cisl Studio e Ricerche Foundation
Peacock by Bernahard Wenger
Special Mention (treatment of issues related to work): Sugar Island by Johanné Gómez Terrero and Anywhere Anytime by Milad Tangshir
Special Mention (treatment of issues related to environment): The Mohican (Le mohican) by Frédéric Farrucci
Fanheart3 Award| Associazione Fanheart3
Graffetta d’Oro for Best Film: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice by Tim Burton
Nave d’Argento for Best OTP: to the characters of Wolfs, by Jon Watts, played by Brad Pitt and George Clooney
XR Fan Experience: Uncanny Alley: A New Day by Stephen Butchko, Rick Treweek
XR Special Mention: Nightmara: Episode 3 by Gianpaolo Gonzalez
Award| Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub
Best Film: Vittoria by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman
Special Mention FEDIC: Familia by Francesco Costabile
Special Mention FEDIC for Best Short Film: Playing God by Matteo Burani
Prize of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Award) | FIPRESCI – International Federation of Film Critics
Best Film from Orizzonti and parallel sections: The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost) by Bogdan Muresanu
Best film from Venezia 81: The Brutalist by Brady Corbet
GDA Director’s Award | Giornate degli Autori
Manas by Marianna Brennand
People Choice’s Award | Giornate degli Autori
Taxi Monamour i by Ciro De Caro
Europa Cinemas Label Award | Giornate degli Autori
Alpha. by Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Impact Award | Think-Film Impact Production & Impact Europe
The Quiet Son (Jouer Avec Le Feu) – directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin
Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation
Quiet Life by Alexandros Avranas
Lanterna Magica Award | Associazione Nazionale C.G.S.
La storia del Frank e della Nina by Paola Randi
Leoncino d’Oro Award | Agiscuola/UNICEF
The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le Feu) by Delphine and Muriel Coulin
Cinema for UNICEF: Familia by Francesco Costabile
Lizzani Award | ANAC – Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici
Sicilian Letters (Iddu) by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
NETPAC Award | Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema – Cinemaya
Mistress Dispeller by Elizabeth Lo
NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD | NUOVOIMAIE – (Nuovo Istituto Mutualistico Artisti Interpreti Esecutori) in collaboration with Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani and Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani
Best New Young Actress: Tecla Insolia for Familia by Francesco Costabile and Martina Scrinzi for Vermiglio by Maura Delpero
Francesco Pasinetti Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
Sicilian Letters (Iddu) by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Best actress: Romana Maggiora Vergano for The time it takes by Francesca Comencini
Special mention to Familia by Francesco Costabile to the cast Francesco Gheghi, Barbara Ronchi, Francesco Di Leva and Marco Cicalese
La Pellicola d’Oro Award | Associazione Culturale S.A.S.
Best costume designer: Antonella Bachini for Campo di battaglia
Best chief electrician: Kristian De Martiis for Vermiglio
Best prop maker: Italo Maurizi for Iddu
Queer Lion Award | Associazione Queer Lion
Best Film with a Homosexual Subject and Queer Culture: Soul of the Desert (Alma del Desierto) by Mónica Taboada-Tapia
RB Casting Award | RB Casting
Francesco Gheghi for Familia by Francesco Costabile
Mario Serandrei | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Homegrown by Michael Premo
IWONDERFULL Grand Prize | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Don’t Cry, Butterfly (Mưa trên cánh bướm) by Dương Diệu Linh
IWONDERFULL Grand Prize Special Mention | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
No Sleep Till by Alexandra Simpson
Luciano Sovena Award conferred to the best independent producer | Settimana Internazionale della critica
Anywhere Anytime by Milad Tangshir
The Film Club Audience Award| Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Paul & Paulette Take a Bath by Jethro Massey
Verona Film Club Award | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Don’t Cry, Butterfly (Mưa trên cánh bướm) by Dương Diệu Linh
Award for Best Short Film SIC@SIC 2021| Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Things That My Best Friend Lost by Marta Innocenti
Award for Best Director – Stadion Video SIC@SIC 2024 | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Nero Argento by Francesco Manzato
Award for Best Technical Contribution – Fondazione Fare Cinema SIC@SIC 2024 | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
At Least I Will be 8 294 400 Pixel by Marco Talarico
SIGNIS Award | SIGNIS International (World Catholic Association for Communication)
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) by Walter Salles
“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XII edition | Dream On SRL
Best Italian Film: Vermiglio by Maura Delpero
Best Foreign Film: My Everything (Mon Inséparable) by Anne-Sophie Bailly
Premio Soundtrack Stars Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani e Free Event
Best Soundtrack: Joker: Folie À Deux for the musics by Hildur Guònadottir
and IDDU for the music by Colapesce
Special Mention: Fabio Massimo Capogrosso for Il Tempo Che Ci Vuole and CAM Sugar in occasion of the restoration of the film Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto
Special prize: Margherita Vicario for Gloria!
UNIMED Award | UNIMED (Mediterranean University Union)
Prize for cultural diversity: The Brutalist by Brady Corbet
Kineo Award
Various awards
Also noteworthy is the Rotella Award presented on the occasion of the 81. Mostra:
Rotella Award | Fondazione Mimmo Rotella
IDDU by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza