After a week and a half, we now have the winners of the prestigious Venice Film Festival awards. The Golden Lion award for Best Film went to
Pedro Almodovar's
"The Room Next Door", the filmmaker's first English-language feature, which received a 17-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the festival. The film is an adaptation of
Sigrid Nunez's novel
"What Are You Going Through", and it stars
Julianne Moore and
Tilda Swinton.
The Silver Lion best director prize went to
Brady Corbet for
"The Brutalist" starring
Adrian Brody and
Felicity Jones.
Nicole Kidman took home the best actress actress award for her role in the erotic thriller
"Babygirl" opposite
Antonio Banderas and
Harris Dickinson, while
Vincent Lindon won best actor for his performance in
"The Quiet Son". The Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize went to
"Vermiglio" by
Maura Delpero, and The Special Jury Prize went to
"April", directed by
Dea Kulumbegashvili.
The Venice Film Festival's 81st edition jury was presided over by
Isabelle Huppert and comprised filmmakers
James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and actress
Zhang Ziyi.
Read the complete list of 2024 Venice Film Festival awards after the jump.