Venice, Italy—The 82nd Venice Film Festival concluded its festivities Sunday evening with a prestigious awards ceremony at the historic Sala Grande. Kicking off at 7 p.m. CEST, the event showcased the cinematic achievements of filmmakers from around the globe, providing an hour of red carpet coverage to set the stage for the announcement of winners.
Italian actress Emanuela Fanelli hosted this year’s ceremony, returning to the role she played at the festival’s opening event. A jury led by American filmmaker Alexander Payne deliberated on eight significant awards, including the coveted Golden Lion for Best Film.
Within the festival’s diverse lineup, awards also recognized success in the Horizons, Venice Classics, and Immersive sections, along with a debut film award, which was evaluated by a jury headed by UK director Charlotte Wells. This year’s festival spotlighted UK features like Straight Circle and Ish, which excelled in Critics’ Week, while the co-production Bearcave clinched the Europa Cinemas Label in Giornate degli Autori.
Lifetime achievement honors were presented earlier in the festival to renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog and Vertigo star Kim Novak. Herzog attended with his latest project, Ghost Elephants, while Julian Schnabel was awarded the honorary Glory to the Filmmaker award for showcasing his film In The Hand of Dante out of competition.
The evening concluded with the world premiere of Cedric Jimenez’s Chien 51, which was shown out of competition. Last year’s Golden Lion for Best Film was awarded to Pedro Almodovar for The Room Next Door, setting a high bar for this year’s filmmakers.
Award categories included:
Competition
- Golden Lion
- Special Jury Prize
- Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
- Silver Lion for Best Director
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor
- Golden Osella for Best Screenplay
- Marcello Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actor/Actress
Horizons
- Best Film: On The Road, directed by David Pablos
- Best Director: Anuparna Roy for Songs of Forgotten Trees
- Special Jury Prize: Lost Land, directed by Akio Fujimoto
- Best Actress: Benedetta Porcaroli, The Kidnapping of Arabella
- Best Actor: Giacomo Covi, A Year of School
- Best Screenplay: Ana Cristina Barragan for The Ivy
- Best Short Film: Without Kelly, directed by Lovisa Siren
Venice Classics
- Best Documentary on Cinema: Mata Hari, directed by Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith
- Best Restored Film: Bashu, The Little Stranger, directed by Bahram Beyzaie
Venice Immersive
- Grand Prize: The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up, created by Singing Chen
- Special Jury Prize: Less Than 5gr of Saffron, created by Negar Motevalymeidanshah
- Achievement Prize: A Long Goodbye, created by Kate Voet and Victor Maes.
The Venice Film Festival has long been a platform for artistic expression and innovation in cinema, drawing industry leaders and emerging talent alike.
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