Venice Film Festival 2026: List of main award winners
The 83rd Venice Film Festival ended on Saturday (12 September), with May el-Toukhy's "Woman Unknown" winning the Golden Lion for best film, while Lee Chang-dong, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Mathilde Arcel and John Malkovich took major awards.
The 83rd Venice Film Festival ended on Saturday (12 September) with May el-Toukhy's "Woman Unknown" winning the Golden Lion for best film.
The main award winners were:
Golden Lion: "Woman Unknown", directed by May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia).
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Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize: "Possible Love", directed by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea).
Best director: Ilya Khrzhanovsky for "DAU" (Germany, France, Sweden).
Best actress: Mathilde Arcel for "Woman Unknown" (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia).
Best actor: John Malkovich for "Wild Horse Nine" (US, Chile).
Best screenplay: Stephane Brize, Coralie Amedeo and Olivier Gorce for "A Good Little Soldier" (France).
Special jury award: "NAZA", directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (Britain).
Best emerging young actor/actress: Malou Khebizi for "A Place To Heal" (France)
