Golden Lion

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Golden Lion
Leone d'oro (Italian)
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Location Venice
CountryItaly
Presented by Venice Film Festival
First awarded1949
Currently held by All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
Website labiennale.org/cinema

The Golden Lion (Italian : Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. [1] In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.

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The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). [2] In 1954, the prize was permanently named Golden Lion. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the Coppa Mussolini (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film.

History

Golden Lion prize trophy Golden Lion (prize).jpg
Golden Lion prize trophy

The prize was first awarded in 1949. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia(Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. No Golden Lions were awarded between 1969 and 1979. According to the Biennale's official website, this hiatus was a result of the 1968 Lion being awarded to the radically experimental Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos ; the website says that the awards "still had a statute dating back to the fascist era and could not side-step the general political climate. Sixty-eight produced a dramatic fracture with the past". [3] Fourteen French films have been awarded the Golden Lion, more than that of any other nation. However, there is considerable geographical diversity in the winners. Eight American filmmakers have won the Golden Lion, with awards for John Cassavetes and Robert Altman (both times the awards were shared with other winners who tied), as well as Ang Lee ( Brokeback Mountain was the first winning US film not to tie), Darren Aronofsky, Sofia Coppola, Todd Phillips, Chloé Zhao, and Laura Poitras.

Although prior to 1980, only three of 21 winners were of non-European origin, since the 1980s, the Golden Lion has been presented to a number of Asian filmmakers, particularly in comparison to the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, which has only been awarded to five Asian filmmakers since 1980. The Golden Lion, by contrast, has been awarded to ten Asians during the same time period, with two of these filmmakers winning it twice. Ang Lee won the Golden Lion twice within three years during the 2000s, once for an American film and once for a Chinese-language film. Zhang Yimou has also won twice. Other Asians to win the Golden Lion since 1980 include Jia Zhangke, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, Trần Anh Hùng, Takeshi Kitano, Kim Ki-duk, Jafar Panahi, Mira Nair, and Lav Diaz. Russian filmmakers have also won the Golden Lion several times, including since the end of the USSR.

Still, to date 33 of the 54 winners were European men (including Soviet/Russian winners). Since 1949, only seven women have ever won the Golden Lion for directing: Margarethe von Trotta, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Sofia Coppola, Chloé Zhao, Audrey Diwan, and Laura Poitras (though in 1938, German director Leni Riefenstahl won the Festival when its highest award was the Coppa Mussolini).

In 2019, Joker became the first movie based on original comic book characters to win the prize. [4]

Golden Lion

Roberto Rossellini and Mario Monicelli winning the Golden Lion in 1959 for General Della Rovere and The Great War respectively. Mario Monicelli Roberto Rossellini Leone d'Oro.jpg
Roberto Rossellini and Mario Monicelli winning the Golden Lion in 1959 for General Della Rovere and The Great War respectively.
Hou Hsiao-hsien won for A City of Sadness in 1989 1989 Venice film festival Hou Hsiao-hsien winner of the Gold Lion.jpg
Hou Hsiao-hsien won for A City of Sadness in 1989
Takeshi Kitano won for Hana-bi in 1997 Takeshi Kitano Leone D'oro.jpg
Takeshi Kitano won for Hana-bi in 1997
Lorenzo Vigas won for From Afar in 2015 Golden Lion for Best Film frim afar (25530461470).jpg
Lorenzo Vigas won for From Afar in 2015
Todd Phillips won for Joker in 2019 Todd Philips Venezia 2019.jpg
Todd Phillips won for Joker in 2019

The following films received the Golden Lions or the major awards of the Venice Film Festival: [5]

YearFilmOriginal titleDirector(s)Country of origin
1940s
1946: Awarded as "Best Feature Film"
1946
(7th)
The Southerner Jean Renoir United States
1947–1948: Awarded as "Grand International Prize of Venice"
1947
(8th)
The Strike Siréna Karel Steklý Czechoslovakia
1948
(9th)
Hamlet Laurence Olivier United Kingdom
1949–1953: Awarded as "Golden Lion of Saint Mark"
1949
(10th)
Manon Henri-Georges Clouzot France
1950s
1950
(11th)
Justice Is Done Justice est faite André Cayatte France
1951
(12th)
Rashomon 羅生門 Akira Kurosawa Japan
1952
(13th)
Forbidden Games Jeux interdits René Clément France
1953
(14th)
No award because the jury was unable to decide the winner. The prize was declared void. [6] [7]
1954–present: Awarded as "Golden Lion"
1954
(15th)
Romeo and Juliet Renato Castellani United Kingdom
1955
(16th)
Ordet Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark
1956
(17th)
No award because there was a tie between The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴) by Kon Ichikawa (Japan) and Calle Mayor by Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain) and the international jury was unable to decide the winner. The prize was declared void. [8]
1957
(18th)
Aparajito Ôporajito Satyajit Ray India
1958
(19th)
Rickshaw Man 無法松の一生 Hiroshi Inagaki Japan
1959
(20th)
General Della Rovere #Il generale della Rovere Roberto Rossellini France, Italy
The Great War #La grande guerra Mario Monicelli France, Italy
1960s
1960
(21st)
Tomorrow Is My Turn Le Passage du Rhin André Cayatte France
1961
(22nd)
Last Year at Marienbad L'année dernière à Marienbad Alain Resnais France
1962
(23rd)
Family Diary #Cronaca familiare Valerio Zurlini Italy
Ivan's Childhood #Ива́ново де́тство Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union
1963
(24th)
Hands over the City Le mani sulla città Francesco Rosi Italy
1964
(25th)
Red Desert Il deserto rosso Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
1965
(26th)
Sandra Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa ... Luchino Visconti Italy
1966
(27th)
The Battle of Algiers La battaglia di Algeri Gillo Pontecorvo Algeria, Italy
1967
(28th)
Belle de Jour Luis Buñuel France
1968
(29th)
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos Alexander Kluge West Germany
1969
(30th)
No award because this edition of the festival was not competitive. [9]
1970s
1970
(31st)
No award because this edition of the festival was not competitive. [10]
1971
(32nd)
No award because this edition of the festival was not competitive. [10]
1972
(33rd)
No awards because this edition of the festival was not competitive. [10]
1973The festival was not organized. [11]
1974
1975
1976
The festival was not organized. During these years, a cinema section within the Biennale was organized with "proposals for new films", tributes, retrospectives, and conventions, including some screenings. [10]
1977The festival was not organized. There was an event integrated into the Biennale project on "cultural dissent" focused on cinema in Eastern Europe. [10]
1978The festival was not organized. [10]
1979
(36th)
No award because this edition of the festival was not competitive. [12]
1980s
1980
(37th)
Atlantic City # Louis Malle Canada
Gloria # John Cassavetes United States
1981
(38th)
Marianne and Juliane Die Bleierne Zeit Margarethe von Trotta West Germany
1982
(39th)
The State of Things Der Stand der Dinge Wim Wenders West Germany
1983
(40th)
First Name: Carmen Prénom Carmen Jean-Luc Godard France
1984
(41st)
A Year of the Quiet Sun Rok spokojnego słońca Krzysztof Zanussi Poland
1985
(42nd)
Vagabond Sans toit ni loi Agnès Varda France
1986
(43rd)
The Green Ray Le Rayon vert Éric Rohmer France
1987
(44th)
Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle France, West Germany
1988
(45th)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker La leggenda del santo bevitore Ermanno Olmi Italy, France
1989
(46th)
A City of Sadness 悲情城市 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
1990s
1990
(47th)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard United Kingdom, United States
1991
(48th)
Close to Eden У́рга – территория любви Nikita Mikhalkov Soviet Union
1992
(49th)
The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 Zhang Yimou China
1993
(50th)
Short Cuts # Robert Altman United States
Three Colours: Blue #Trois couleurs: Bleu Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland
1994
(51st)
Before the Rain #Пред дождот Milčo Mančevski Macedonia
Vive L'Amour #愛情萬歲 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
1995
(52nd)
Cyclo Xích lô Anh Hung Tran Vietnam, France
1996
(53rd)
Michael Collins Neil Jordan Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
1997
(54th)
Hana-bi はなび Takeshi Kitano Japan
1998
(55th)
The Way We Laughed Così ridevano Gianni Amelio Italy
1999
(56th)
Not One Less 一個都不能少 Zhang Yimou China
2000s
2000
(57th)
The Circle دایره Jafar Panahi Iran
2001
(58th)
Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair India
2002
(59th)
The Magdalene Sisters Peter Mullan Ireland, United Kingdom
2003
(60th)
The Return Возвращение Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia
2004
(61st)
Vera Drake Mike Leigh United Kingdom
2005
(62nd)
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee United States
2006
(63rd)
Still Life 三峡好人 Jia Zhangke China
2007
(64th)
Lust, Caution 色,戒 Ang Lee Taiwan, China, United States
2008
(65th)
The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky United States
2009
(66th)
Lebanon לבנון Samuel Maoz Israel
2010s
2010
(67th)
Somewhere § Sofia Coppola United States
2011
(68th)
Faust § Alexander Sokurov Russia
2012
(69th)
Pietà 피에타 Kim Ki-duk South Korea
2013
(70th)
Sacro GRA Gianfranco Rosi Italy
2014
(71st)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron Roy Andersson Sweden
2015
(72nd)
From Afar Desde allá Lorenzo Vigas Venezuela
2016
(73rd)
The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo Lav Diaz Philippines
2017
(74th)
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro United States
2018
(75th)
Roma Alfonso Cuarón Mexico
2019
(76th)
Joker Todd Phillips United States
2020s
2020
(77th)
Nomadland Chloé Zhao United States
2021
(78th)
Happening § L'Événement Audrey Diwan France
2022
(79th)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras United States
Notes
# Denotes ex-aequo win
§ Denotes unanimous win

Multiple winners

Four directors have won the award twice:

Golden Lion Honorary Award

Marcello Mastroianni receiving the prize in 1990 Marcello Mastroianni 04.jpg
Marcello Mastroianni receiving the prize in 1990
Steven Spielberg receiving the prize from Gillo Pontecorvo in 1993 Steven Spielberg - GianAngelo Pistoia 1.jpg
Steven Spielberg receiving the prize from Gillo Pontecorvo in 1993
Martin Scorsese receiving the prize from Monica Vitti, 1995 Martin Scorsese 02.jpg
Martin Scorsese receiving the prize from Monica Vitti, 1995
Omar Sharif receiving the prize in 2003 Omar Sharif 02.jpg
Omar Sharif receiving the prize in 2003


YearWinner(s)
1970 Orson Welles
1971 Ingmar Bergman, Marcel Carné and John Ford
1972 Charlie Chaplin, Anatoli Golovnya and Billy Wilder
1982 Alessandro Blasetti, Luis Buñuel, Frank Capra, George Cukor, Jean-Luc Godard, Sergei Yutkevich, Alexander Kluge, Akira Kurosawa, Michael Powell, Satyajit Ray, King Vidor and Cesare Zavattini
1983 Michelangelo Antonioni
1985 Manoel de Oliveira, John Huston and Federico Fellini
1986 Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
1987 Luigi Comencini and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1988 Joris Ivens
1989 Robert Bresson
1990 Marcello Mastroianni and Miklós Jancsó
1991 Mario Monicelli and Gian Maria Volonté
1992 Jeanne Moreau, Francis Ford Coppola and Paolo Villaggio
1993 Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Roman Polanski and Claudia Cardinale
1994 Al Pacino, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Ken Loach
1995 Woody Allen, Monica Vitti, Martin Scorsese, Alberto Sordi, Ennio Morricone, Giuseppe De Santis, Goffredo Lombardo and Alain Resnais
1996 Robert Altman, Vittorio Gassman, Dustin Hoffman and Michèle Morgan
1997 Gérard Depardieu, Stanley Kubrick and Alida Valli
1998 Warren Beatty, Sophia Loren and Andrzej Wajda
1999 Jerry Lewis
2000 Clint Eastwood
2001 Éric Rohmer
2002 Dino Risi
2003 Dino De Laurentiis and Omar Sharif
2004 Stanley Donen and Manoel de Oliveira
2005 Hayao Miyazaki and Stefania Sandrelli
2006 David Lynch
2007 Tim Burton and Bernardo Bertolucci (for the last 75 years of the history of cinema)
2008 Ermanno Olmi
2009 John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
2010 John Woo
2011 Marco Bellocchio
2012 Francesco Rosi
2013 William Friedkin
2014 Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman
2015 Bertrand Tavernier
2016 Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jerzy Skolimowski
2017 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford
2018 David Cronenberg and Vanessa Redgrave
2019 Julie Andrews and Pedro Almodóvar
2020 Ann Hui and Tilda Swinton [13]
2021 Roberto Benigni and Jamie Lee Curtis
2022 Catherine Deneuve [14] and Paul Schrader [15]
2023 Liliana Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai [16]

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