The 82nd Venice Film Festival ended on Saturday. Here is a list of all the main award winners.
- Golden Lion for Best Film: “Father Mother Sister Brother” by Jim Jarmusch
- Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion): “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Kaouther Ben Hania
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Benny Safdie for “The Smashing Machine”
- Special Jury Prize: “Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole)” by Gianfranco Rosi
- Best Screenplay: “At Work (À pied d’œuvre)” by Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Xin Zhilei for “The Sun Rises On Us All”
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toni Servillo for “La Grazia”
- Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actress: Luna Wedler for “Silent Friend”
Orizzonti (Horizons Section):
- Best Film: “On the Road (En el camino)” by David Pablos
- Best Director: Anuparna Roy for “Songs of Forgotten Trees”
- Special Jury Prize: “Harà Watan (Lost Land)” by Akio Fujimoto
- Best Actress: Benedetta Porcaroli for “Il Rapimento di Arabella (The Kidnapping of Arabella)”
- Best Actor: Giacomo Covi for “A Year of School”
- Best Screenplay: “Hiedre (The Ivy)” by Ana Cristina Barragán
- Best Short Film: “Without Kelly” by Lovisa Sirén
- Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Film: “Short Summer” by Nastia Korkia
- Armani Beauty Audience Award: “Calle Malaga” by Maryam Touzani
- Queer Lion for Best LGBTQ Film: “On the Road (En el camino)” by David Pablos
Honorary Awards:
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- Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion: Werner Herzog
- Other honorary mentions included Gus Van Sant and Julian Schnabel.
This list covers the major award winners across the festival’s sections and categories based on the 82nd edition held from August 27 to September 6, 2025
