Venice 2022 recognizes its winners / Golden Lion for “All Beauty and Blood”

The 79th Venice Film Festival concluded its work by introducing the winners of various sections

The 2022 Venice Film Festival ended after 10 days with the closing ceremony and introduction of the winners of this edition in the Sala Grande

This year’s winners were announced as follows

Main Competition

Golden Lion for Best Film: “All Beauty and Blood” by Laura Poteras from the United States

Silver Lion for Grand Jury Prize: “The Saint of Life” by Alice Diop

Silver Lion for Best Director: Luca Guadagnino for “Bones and All”

Special Jury Prize: “It’s Not a Bear” by Jafar Panahi

Best Actor: Colin Farrell for “The Banshee of Inisheer”

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for “Tar”

Best Newcomer (Marcelo Mastroianni Award): Taylor Russell for “The Banshee of Inisheer”

Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh for “The Banshee of Inisheer”

Future Lion (Best First Film of the Festival): “The Saint of Life” by Alice Diop from France

Horizons Section

Best Film: “The Third World War” by Houmen Sidi

Best Director: Titza Covey and Rainer Frimmel for Vera

Special Jury Prize: Damien Kosor for Bread and Salt

Audience Award in Horizons: Soudadeh Kaadan’s “Nizwa” from Syria

Best Screenplay: Fernando Gonzoni for Blanquita

Best Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh for World War III

Best Actress: Vera Gemma for Vera

This year, the jury for the main competition was chaired by Julianne Moore, and included Leila Hatami, Kazuo Ishiguro, Leonardo DiCastanzo, Audrey Divan and Rodrigo Soroguin

The Horizons jury also included Isabelle Cochet, Laura Bispouri, Antonio Campos, Sofia Gemma and Edward Winthrop

Winners in the side categories

There were also winners in other categories. In the Horizons Extra section, the People’s Choice Award for Best Film went to Iraq’s “The Hanging Gardens” by Ahmed Yassin Al-Daraji

The Venice Days side section also awarded Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jeans” with the Audience Award and Graham Foy’s “The Maiden” with the Future Cinema Award

The 37th Venice Film Festival Critics’ Week awarded David Wagner’s “Aismeier” the Best Film award and honored Theo Montoya’s “Angel 69”

The Venice FIPRESCI Award went to Santiago Mitre’s “Argentina, 1985,” a comedy-drama about the famous trial of Argentina’s military leaders in 1985

The FIPRESCI Horizons/Critics’ Week award went to Maqbool Mubarak’s “Autobiography.” In this film, the director portrays a portrait of two generations under one roof, and in this way, he masterfully examines the painful period of transition in his country

The red carpet for the ceremony began at 6:00 local time, and the award ceremony began at 7:00 (9:30 Iranian time). A press conference was held by the jury at 8:00