The 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday night, September 7th, 2019. The awards ceremony took place in the historic Sala Grande.
Joker by Todd Philips took home the Golden Lion for Best Film. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Batman’s antagonist, is produced by Creative Wealth Media Finance, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, Joint Effort, and Warner Bros., in association with BRON Studios and Village Roadshow Pictures. Italian actor Luca Marinelli has won the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for his role in Martin Eden. The film by Pietro Marcello, based on the novel by Jack London, is produced by Avventurosa, IBC Movie, and Rai Cinema, in co-production with Shellac Sud and Match Factory Productions, and in association with Arte.
Here the awards of Venice 76:
Golden Lion for Best Film: Joker, by Todd Phillips
Grand Jury Prize: J’Accuse, by Roman Polanski
Silver Lion for Best Director: Roy Andersson, for About Endlessness
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Ariana Ascaride, for Gloria Mundi
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Luca Martinelli, for Martin Eden
Best Screenplay: Ji Yuan Tai Qi Hao, for No. 7 Cherry Lane
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent: Toby Wallace, for Babyteeth
Special Jury Prize: The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used To Be, by Franco Maresco
Premio Orizzonti for Best Film: Atlantis by Valentyn Vasyanovych
