Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)
Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)
Sep 12, 2026 9:57am PT
Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)
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The Venice Film Festival is about to reveal its award winners, including the prestigious Golden Lion for best film.
Last year, Jim Jarmusch took home the top prize for his family triptych “Father Mother Sister Brother,” while Benny Safdie won the Silver Lion for best director for his Dwayne Johnson-led “The Smashing Machine” and Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” was awarded the grand jury prize.
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Ben Hania is serving on this year’s competition jury, which is headed by president Maggie Gyllenhaal. Other jury members include Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To, Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, French director and screenwriter Xavier Giannoli, “The Brutalist” composer Daniel Blumberg and U.S.-based Italian film academic Francesco Casetti.
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Films in the running for the Golden Lion include Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” Casey Affleck’s “Company,” Werner Herzog’s “Bucking Fastard,” Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s “NAZA,” Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back,” Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” Florian Zeller’s “Bunker” and more.
See the list of Venice award winners below, updating live.
COMPETITION
Golden Lion for Best Film:
Grand Jury Prize:
Silver Lion for Best Director:
Special Jury Prize:
Best Screenplay:
Volpi Cup for Best Actress:
Volpi Cup for Best Actor:
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor:
Armani Beauty Audience Award:
Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Film:
HORIZONS
Best Film:
Best Director:
Special Jury Prize:
Best Actress:
Best Actor:
Best Screenplay:
Best Short Film:
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema:
Best Restored Film:
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Prize:
Special Jury Prize:
Achievement Prize:
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