Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Venice - Awards Ceremony - 75th Venice Film Festival

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Awards - 75th Venice Film Festival
The official awards of the 75th Venice Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera and presided by Paolo Baratta  was held in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia. The Jury, chaired by Guillermo del Toro, comprised of Sylvia Chang, Trine Dryrholm, Nicole Garcia, Paolo Genovese, Malgorzata Szumowska, Taika Waititi, Christopher Waltz and Naomi Watts, having viewed the 21 films in competition decided as follows: 

GOLDEN LION - Best Film 
ROMA - Alfonso Cuaron
Mexico

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SILVER LION - GRAND JURY PRIZE
THE FAVOURITE - Yorgos Lanthimos
UK, Ireland, USA

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COPPA VOLPI - Best Actress
Olivia Colman
THE FAVOURITE - Yorgos Lanthimos
UK, Ireland, USA

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SILVER LION - BEST DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard - THE SISTERS BROTHERS
France, Belgium, Romania, Spain

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GOLDEN LION – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - Actor
Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero


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GOLDEN LION – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – Director
David Cronenberg

Guillermo del Toro, Paolo Baratta, David Cronenberg and Alberto Barbera

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COPPA VOLPI - Best Actor
Willem Dafoe
AT ETERNITY’S GATE - Julian Schnabel
USA, France

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AWARD -  BEST SCREENPLAY
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS USA
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Tim Blake Nelson

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SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
THE NIGHTINGALE - Jennifer Kent
Australia

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MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD - Best Young Actor/Actress
Baykali Ganambarr  
THE NIGHTINGALE - Jennifer Kent
Australia

BayKali Ganambarr and Naomi Watts