The 73rd Venice International Film Festival came to a close this evening with their annual awards ceremony.
It was a big night for the Philippines and the prolific Lav Diaz as his latest picture, The Woman Who Left, took home the prestigious Golden Lion prize. Diaz, who has directed 17 features since 1998, and been a staple on the prestigious festival circuit for years, is best known for his Un Certain Regard selected Norte, The End of History.
Other notable wins include Emma Stone's best actress get for Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land and a special jury award for Ana Lily Amirpour's post-apocalyptic cannibal flick The Bad Batch.
The complete list of winners can be found below:
Official Selection
In Competition
Golden Lion: “The Woman Who Left” by Lav Diaz
Grand Jury Prize: “Nocturnal Animals” by Tom Ford
Silver Lion for Best Director:
- Amat Escalante for “The Untamed”
- Andrei Konchalovsky for “Paradiese”
Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor: Oscar Martínez for “The Distinguished Citizen”
- Best Actress: Emma Stone for “La La Land”
Best Screenplay Award: Noah Oppenheim for “Jackie”
Special Jury Prize: “The Bad Batch” by Ana Lily Amirpour
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Paula Beer for “Frantz”
Horizons (Orizzonti)Best Film: “Release Me” by Federica Di Giacomo
Best Director: “Home” by Fien Troch
Special Jury Prize: “Big Big World” by Reha Erdem
Best Actress: Ruth Díaz for “The Fury of a Patient Man”
Best Actor: Nuno Lopes for “Saint George”
Best Screenplay: “Bitter Money” by Wang Bing
Best Short: “La Voz Perdida” by Marcello Martinessi
Lion of the FutureLuigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film: “The Last of Us” by Ala Eddine Slim
Venezia Classici Awards
Best Documentary on Cinema: “The Graduation” by Claire Simon
Best Restored Film: “Break Up, the Man with the Balloons” by Marco Ferreri
Special AwardsGolden Lion For Lifetime Achievement: Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jerzy Skolimowski
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Amir Naderi
Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award: Liev Schreiber
Photo credit: M. Angeles Salvador/ANSA