This year's very exciting Venice Film Festival has come to a close, and the winners have been chosen, including the Golden Lion for Best Picture. Given how many anticipated and Oscar-bait movies premiered there, it could line up with the actual awards season. I'll list the main ones below, but the full list is at the source.
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Golden Lion: “Roma,” Alfonso Cuaron, U.S. Mexico
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Silver Lion for Best Director: Jacques Audiard, “The Sisters Brothers,” U.S.
-- Volpi Cup for
Best Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite,” Greece, U.K.
-- Volpi Cup for
Best Actor: Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate,” U.S.
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Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” U.S.
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Special Jury Prize: “The Nightingale” Jennifer Kent, Australia
-- Marcello Mastroianni
Award for Young Performer: Baykali Ganambarr “The Nightingale,” Australia
Source:
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1038489832517844992