Surprise, surprise! We have Venice Film Festival winners and as usual, we're here to share the complete list of winners with you!
Now, about that surprise part, here's the strangest thing in the world of festivals so far. We all knew that Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master was one strong contender for the festival's top prize, so I guess we were (and still are) all shocked when the jury decided to give Golden Lion to Kim Ki-Duk and his Pieta.
And all that because, well…apparently Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix were just too good in The Master and they both received that acting award a.k.a. Volpi Cup.
That leads us to Festival's new rule where one film can not win more than two major awards, which basically means only one thing – Thomas Anderson goes home with the Silver Lion for best director.
Not bad, but still… makes us wonder – what the hell just happened out there?
Maybe this complete list of winners will help us with the answers, check it out:
Golden Lion – Best Picture
Pieta, Kim-Ki Duk
Silver Lion – Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
Volpi Cup – Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Volpi Cup – Best Actress
Hadas Yaron – Fill The Void
Special Jury Award
Ulrich Seidl – Paradise: Faith
Mastroianni Award – Best Young Actor
Fabrizio Falcone – “Dormant Beauty,” “It Was The Son”
Best Screenplay
Olivier Assayas – Something In The Air
Technical Achievement
Daniele Cipri – Il Stato E Figlio
Luigi De Laurentiis Award – Best First Feature
Kuf: Mold, Ali Aydin
Orrizonti: Best Feature
Three Sisters, Wang Bing
Orrizonti: Jury Prize
Tango Libre, Frederic Fonteyne
FIPRESCI Award (Competition)
The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson
FIPRESCI Award (Orizzonti/Critics' Week)
The Interval, Leonardo Di Constanzo
SIGNIS Award
To the Wonder, Terrence Malick
SIGNIS Award (Special Mention)
Fill the Void, Rama Burshtein
Audience Award (Critics' Week)
Eat Sleep Die, Gabriela Pilcher
Label Europa Cinemas Award
Crawl, Herve Lasgouttes
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award
Pieta, Kim Ki-duk
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award (Cinema for UNICEF mention)
It Was the Son, Daniele Cipri
Pasinetti Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Constanzo
Pasinetti Award (Documentary)
The Human Cargo, Daniele Vicari
Pasinetti Award (Best Actor)
Valerio Mastandrea, Gli Equilibristi
Pasinetti Award (Special)
Clarisse, Liliana Cavani
Brian Award
Dormant Beauty, Marco Bellocchio
Queer Lion Award
The Weight, Jeon Kyu-Hwan
Arca CinemaGiovani Award (Best Film of Venezia 69)
The Fifth Season, Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth
Arca CinemaGiovani Award (Best Italian Film)
The Ideal City, Luigi Lo Casco
Biografilm Lancia Award
The Human Cargo, Daniele Vicari; “Bad 25,” Spike Lee
CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Costanzo
CICAE Award
Wadjda, Haifaa Al Mansour
CinemaAvvenire Award (Best Film of Venezia 69)
Paradise: Faith, Ulrich Seidl
CinemAvvenire Award (Diversity)
“Wadjda,” Haifaa Al Mansour
FEDIC Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Costanzo
FEDIC Award (Special Mention)
Bellas Mariposas, Salvatore Mereu
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
Something in the Air, Olivier Assayas
Future Film Festival Digital Award
Bad 25, Spike Lee
Future Film Festival Digital Award (Special Mention)
Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine
P. Nazareno Taddei Award
Pieta, Kim Ki-duk
P. Nazareno Taddei Award (Special Mention)
Thy Womb, Brillante Mendoza
Magic Lantern Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Costanzo
Open Award
The Company You Keep, Robert Redford
La Navicella-Venezia Cinema Award
Thy Womb, Brillante Mendoza
Lina Mangiacapre Award
Queen of Montreuil, Solveig Anspach
AIF-FORFILMFEST Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Costanzo
Mouse d'Oro Award
Pieta, Kim Ki-duk
Mouse d'Argento Award
Anton's Right Here, Lyubov Arkus
UK-Italy Creative Industries Award
The Interval, Leonardo Di Costanzo
Gillo Pontecorvo-Arcobaleno Latino Award
Laura Delli Colli
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award
Low Tide, Roberto Minervini
Interfilm Award
Wadjda, Haifaa Al Mansour
Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award
The Company You Keep, Robert Redford
Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award (Special Mention)
Toni Servillo
Primio Cinematografico Award
Terramatta, Costanza Quatriglio
Green Drop Award
The Fifth Season, Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth
