Venice 2026: The Awards

The VENEZIA 83 Jury, chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal and composed of Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg, Francesco Casetti, Xavier Giannoli, Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Johnnie To having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows:

GOLDEN LION for Best Film to:
KVINDE UKENDT (WOMAN UNKNOWN)
by May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia)

SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE to:
GA-NEUNG-HAN SA-RANG (POSSIBLE LOVE)
by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea)

SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to:
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
for the film DAU (Germany, France, Sweden)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress:
Mathilde Arcel
in the film KVINDE UKENDT (WOMAN UNKNOWN)
by May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor:
John Malkovich
in the film WILD HORSE NINE
by Martin McDonagh (UK, USA, Chile)

AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to:
Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo, Olivier Gorce
for the film UN BON PETIT SOLDAT (A GOOD LITTLE SOLDIER)
by Stéphane Brizé (France)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:
NAZA
by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (UK)

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress to:
Malou Khebizi
in the film 15/18 (A PLACE TO HEAL) by Cédric Kahn (France)

The ORIZZONTI Jury of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, chaired by Valérie Donzelli and composed of Peter Becker, Elizabeth Lo, David Pablos and Barbara Ronchi, after screening the 19 feature-length films and 13 short films in competition has decided to award:

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM to:
UN DÉTOUR PAR DIANE (DIANE IN THE LOOP)
by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni (Belgium, France)

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to:
Jacqueline Lentzou
for the film MIA MERA STI ZOI TIS TZO: KEFALAIO FAIDRA (A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA) (Greece, Germany, France)

SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE to:
LA MAISON DU VENT (HOUSE OF THE WIND)
by Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu (Cameroon, France, Belgium, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS to:
Laleh Marzban
in the film MORAGHEB (FALLING HOUSE)
by Mohsen Gharaei (Iran, United States, Germany)

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR to:
Riccardo Scamarcio
in the film I FIGLI DELLA SCIMMIA (THE CHILDREN OF THE MONKEY)
by Tommaso Landucci (Italy)

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to:
Tommaso Landucci, Damiano Femfert
for the film I FIGLI DELLA SCIMMIA (THE CHILDREN OF THE MONKEY)
by Tommaso Landucci (Italy)

ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM to:
QUELQUES INSTANTS DE BONHEUR (A FEW MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS)
by Shaden Safieddine Tazi (France, United Kingdom, Lebanon)

LION OF THE FUTURE – “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM

The Jury at the 83^rd Venice Film Festival, chaired by Carolina Cavalli and comprised of Akinola Davies Jr, and Ted Hope, has decided to award:

LION OF THE FUTURE
“LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM to:
LA MAISON DU VENT (HOUSE OF THE WIND)
by Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
(Cameroon, France, Belgium, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)
ORIZZONTI

ARMANI BEAUTY AUDIENCE AWARD to:
EU CONTEZ (I MATTER)
by Alina Serban (Romania, Germany, Belgium)

The VENICE CLASSICS Jury, chaired by Daniele Vicari and comprised of 24 students of Cinema, chosen from the professors of Italian University Cinema programmes, has decided to award:

VENICE CLASSICS AWARD FOR BEST RESTORED FILM to:
LA LUNGA NOTTE DEL ’43 (LONG NIGHT OF 1943) by Florestano Vancini (Italy)

The VENICE IMMERSIVE Jury, chaired by Paul Raphaël and comprised of Négar Motevalymeidanshah and Kate Voet, after viewing the 30 projects in competition has decided to award:

VENICE IMMERSIVE GRAND PRIZE to:
THE PIGEON RING by Shixin Tao and Yuqi Zhang (China)

VENICE IMMERSIVE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:
OUT OF THE ASHES by Rory Mitchell and Nonny De La Peña (USA)

VENICE IMMERSIVE ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE to:
EMPIRE AT SEA by Peter Flaherty (USA)