From the Golden Lion to Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos, to the best director Matteo Garrone, here are all the winners of the 2023 Venice Film Festival
The eightieth Venice International Film Festival ended a few minutes ago with the awarding of the last prizes of the event. Poor Things won the Golden Lion. The film by the Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimoswith protagonist Emma Stonewas considered the favorite since its presentation in the Competition and in fact took home the most coveted prize.
The award for best director instead went to Matteo Garrone, not at his first award ceremony, for the film Io Capitan. Silver Lion of the Jury for Japanese Film Evil Does Not Exist by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. Best actors instead have been decreed Peter Sarsgaard for Memory by Michel Franco e Cailee Spaeny for Priscilla by Sofia Coppola, where she plays Priscilla Presley. The Green Border by Agnieszka Holland won the special jury prize while the young actor Seydou Sarr he won the Mastroianni award for best emerging actor once again for Io Capitano by Matteo Garrone, who was moved together with him in the audience. Best screenplay in the Orizonti per section The Paradise by Enrico Maria Artale, who also obtained recognition for best actress.
Venice Film Festival 80: the list of all the winners
Ecco the complete list and summary of all the winners of Venezia 80, divided into the various selections.
VENICE 80 COMPETITION
- Golden Lion for Best Film: POOR THINGS by Yorgos Lanthimos
- Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
- Silver Lion for best director: MATTEO GARRONE for I CAPITANO
- Volpi Cup for best male performance: PETER SARSGAARD for MEMORY by Michel Franco
- Volpi Cup for best female performance: CAILEE SPAENY for PRISCILLA by Sofia Coppola
- Osella Award for the migliore sceneggiatura: Guillermo Calderón, Pablo Larraín for THE COUNT of Pablo Larraín
- Special Jury Prize: THE GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland
- Marcello Mastroianni Award to an emerging actor or actress: SEYDOU SARR for IO CAPITANO by Matteo Garrone
HORIZONS
- Best Short Film: A Short Trip by Erenik Beqiri
- Best screenplay: El paraíso by Enrico Maria Artale
- Best male performance: Tergel Bold–Erdene for Ser Ser Salhi
- Best female performance: Margarita Rosa De Francisco for El Paraiso
- Special Jury Prize: An Exterminated Sunday by Alain Parroni
- Best Director: Mika Gustafson for Paradise Burns
- Best Film: An Explanation for Everything by Gábor Reisz
LION OF THE FUTURE VENICE AWARD FIRST FILM LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS
- Ai shi yi ba qiang di Lee Hong-Chi
VENICE IMMERSIVE
- Creation of Venice Immersive: Empereur by Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen
- Special Jury Prize: Flow, by Adriaan Lokman
- Grand Prix Venice Immersive: Songs for a Passerby by Celine Daemen
VENICE CLASSICS
- Best restoration: Ohikkoshi (In Motion), Shinji Somai
- Miglior documentario sul cinema: Thank you very much, Alex Braverman
ARMANI BEAUTY SPECTATOR AWARD
- Happiness by Micaela Ramazzotti
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