The 81st Venice Film Festival has been held, and some notable films have managed to take home the main awards. While this year’s Venice Film Festival may not have been as dazzling and exciting as previous years, some of the award-winning films at the festival are lesser-known films that have managed to deliver a great cinematic experience to the audience. Below is the full list of winners of the 2024 Venice Film Festival awards

Competition section

Golden Lion Award for Best Film : The Room Next Door, directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Grand Jury Prize : Vermiglio, directed by Maura Del Peru

Silver Lion Award for Best Director : Bradley Corbett – The Brutalist

Special Jury Prize : April by Dea Kolombagashvili

Best Screenplay : I’m Still Here – Murillo Hauser and Heitor Lorga

Volpi Cup for Best Actress : Nicole Kidman – Babygirl

Volpi Cup for Best Actor : Vincent Lyndon – The Quiet Son

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor : Paul Kercher – And Their Children After Them

Horizons section

Best Film : The New Year That Never Came – Bogdan Morshanu

Best Director : Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch

Special Jury Prize : One of Those Days When Hemme Dies

Best Actress : Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

Best Actor : Francesco Gaghi – Familia

Best Screenplay : Happy Holidays

Best Short Film : Who Loves the Sun – Arshia Shakiba

Future milk sector

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for First Filmmaking Experience : Familiar Touch – Sarah Friedland

Audience Award : The Witness – Nader Saeyour

Venice Immersive section

Grand Jury Prize : Ito Meikyu

Special Jury Prize : Oto’s Planet

Achievement Award : Impulse: Playing With