Many of this year’s most-anticipated films premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and the Golden Lion went to a worthy winner. Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door led by Oscar winners Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore was honored with the coveted Golden Lion.
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, Pablo Larraín’s Maria, and Luca Guadagnino’s Queer were some of the films competing for the Golden Lion in Venice. This award eventually went to Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, the tale of two women who were close friends in their youth, who meet again after years of being out of touch.
It was also a festival to remember for Nicole Kidman, who won the Volpi Cup for best actress for her performance in Babygirl, while Vincent Lindon won the Volpi Cup for best actor for The Quiet Son.
Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was honored with the Silver Lion, while Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio walked away with the Grand Jury Prize. Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement went to the Australian filmmaker Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show) and the Alien star Sigourney Weaver.
The 2024 Venice Film Festival took place between August 28 and September 7, with French actress Isabelle Huppert serving as the jury president.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL:
COMPETITION
Golden Lion for Best Film: “The Room Next Door,” Pedro Almodóvar
Grand Jury Prize: “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero
Silver Lion for Best Director: Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
Special Jury Prize: “April,” Dea Kulumbegashvili
Best Screenplay: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega, “I’m Still Here”
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Vincent Lindon, “The Quiet Son”
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Paul Kircher, “And their Children After Them”
HORIZONS
Best Film: “The New Year That Never Came,” Bogdan Mureşanu
Best Director: Sarah Friedland, “Familiar Touch”
Special Jury Prize: “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies,” Murat Firatoglu
Best Actress: Kathleen Chalfant, “Familiar Touch”
Best Actor: Francesco Gheghi, “Familia”
Best Screenplay: Scandar Copti, “Happy Holidays”
Best Short Film: “Who Loves the Sun,” Arshia Shakiba
LION OF THE FUTURE
Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature: “Familiar Touch,” Sarah Friedland
HORIZONS EXTRA
Audience Award: “The Witness,” Nader Saeivar
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema: “Chain Reactions,” Alexandre O. Philippe
Best Restored Film: “Ecce Bombo,” Nanni Moretti
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Jury Prize: “Ito Meikyu,” Boris Labbé
Special Jury Prize: “Oto’s Planet,” Gwenael François
Achievement Prize: “Impulse: Playing With Reality,” Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla
GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI (announced earlier)
GdA Director’s Award: “Manas,” Marianna Brennand
Audience Award: “Taxi Monamour,” Ciro De Caro
Europa Cinemas Label Award: “Alpha,” Jan-Willem van Ewijk
CRITICS’ WEEK (announced earlier)
Grand Prize: “Don’t Cry, Butterfly,” Dương Diệu Linh
Special Mention: “No Sleep Till,” Alexandra Simpson
Audience Award: “Paul & Paulette Take a Bath” Jethro Massey
Verona Film Club Award for Most Innovative Film: “Don’t Cry, Butterfly,” Dương Diệu Linh
Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution: “Homegrown,” Michael Premo
Best Short Film: “Things That My Best Friend Lost,” Marta Innocenti
Best Director (Short Film): “Nero Argento,” Francesco Manzato
Best Technical Contribution (Short Film): “At Least I Will Be 8 294 400 Pixel,” Marco Talarico
