Venice Film Festival 2026 - Golden Lion Award Winners

Venice 83 Award Winners

The Jury of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal and comprising Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg, Francesco Casetti, Xavier Giannoli, Shahrbanoo Sadat and Johnnie To, having viewed the 21 films in competition, has decided to award the following prizes:

2026 Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement

The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival of the Venice Biennale was awarded to George Clooney, American actor, director and producer (Jay Kelly, Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck)

The American actress Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Interstellar) was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice International Biennale Film Festival

Golden Lion for Best Film

Kvinde Ukendt (Woman Unknown) by May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia)

Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize

Ga-Neung-Han Sa-Rang (Possible Love) by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea)

Silver Lion for Best Director

Ilya Khrzhanovsky for the film Dau (Germany, France, Sweden)

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

Mathilde Arcel in the film Kvinde Ukendt (Woman Unknown) By May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia)

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

John Malkovich in the film Wild Horse Nine by Martin McDonagh (United Kingdom, United States, Chile)

Best Screenplay Award

Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo, Olivier Gorce for the film Un Bon Petit Soldat by Stéphane Brizé (France)

Special Jury Prize

Naza by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (United Kingdom)

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress

Malou Khebizi in the film 15/18 (A Place to Heal) by Cédric Kahn (France)

Orizzonti 83 Awards

The ORIZZONTI jury at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, chaired by Valérie Donzelli and comprising Peter Becker, Elizabeth Lo, David Pablos and Barbara Ronchi, has decided, after viewing the 19 feature films and 13 short films in competition, to award the following prizes:

Orizzonti Award for Best Film

A Detour via Diana (Diana in the Loop) by Ann Sirot and Raffael Balboni (Belgium, France)

Orizzonti Award for Best Director

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)

Orizzonti Special Jury Prize

La Maison du Vent (House of the Wind) by Augustus Bernard Kouemo Yanghu (Cameroon, France, Belgium, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)

Orizzonti Award for Best Actress

Laleh Marzban in the film Moragheb (Falling House) by Mohsen Gharaei (Iran, United States, Germany)

Orizzonti Award for Best Actor

Riccardo Scamarcio in the film I Figli della Scimmia by Tommaso Landucci (Italy)

Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay

Tommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert for the film I Figli della Scimmia by Tommaso Landucci (Italy)

Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film