The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions.
The name derives from the osella, a medal awarded by the Doges of Venice to various persons between 1521 and 1797. [1]
Year | Director(s) | Film |
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1990s | ||
1994 (51st) | Gianni Amelio | Lamerica |
1995 (52nd) | Kenneth Branagh | In the Bleak Midwinter |
Year | Composer(s) | English Title | Original Title |
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1990s | |||
1996 (53rd) | David Mansfield | Deep Crimson | Profundo Carmesí |
1997 (54th) | Graeme Revell | Chinese Box | |
1998 (55th) | Gerardo Gandini | Clouds | La nube |
Year | Recipient(s) | Contribution | English Title | Original Title |
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1980s | ||||
1988 (45th) | Vadim Yusov | Cinematography | The Black Monk | Чёрный монах |
1989 (46th) | Giorgos Arvanitis | Australia | ||
1990s | ||||
1994 (51st) | Christopher Doyle | Cinematography | Ashes of Time | 東邪西毒 |
1995 (52nd) | Masao Nakabori | Maborosi | 幻の光 | |
1996 (53rd) | Mónica Chirinos & Marisa Pecanins | Production Design | Deep Crimson | Profundo Carmesí |
1997 (54th) | Emmanuel Machuel | Cinematography | Ossos | |
1998 (55th) | Luca Bigazzi | Shooting the Moon | L'albero delle pere | |
The Way We Laughed | Così ridevano | |||
2000s | ||||
2004 (61st) | Studio Ghibli | Production Company | Howl's Moving Castle | ハウルの動く城 |
2005 (62nd) | William Lubtchansky | Cinematography | Regular Lovers | Les Amants réguliers |
2006 (63rd) | Emmanuel Lubezki | Children of Men | ||
2007 (64th) | Rodrigo Prieto | Lust, Caution | 色,戒 | |
2008 (65th) | Maksim Drozdov & Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev | Paper Soldier | Бумажный солдат | |
2009 (66th) | Sylvie Olivé | Production Design | Mr. Nobody | |
2010s | ||||
2010 (67th) | Mikhail Krichman | Cinematography | Silent Souls | Овсянки |
2011 (68th) | Robbie Ryan | Wuthering Heights | ||
2012 (69th) | Daniele Ciprì | It Was the Son | È stato il figlio |
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