Silver Lion

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Silver Lion
Leone d'argento (Italian)
Brady Corbet at Berlinale 2024.jpg
Brady Corbet, 2024 winner
Awarded forBest Direction
Location Venice
CountryItaly
Presented by Venice Film Festival
First award1953
Currently held by Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
Website labiennale.org/en/cinema

The Silver Lion (Italian : Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film in the official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998.

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The prize has been awarded irregularly and has gone through several changes of purpose. Between 1953 and 1994, the award was given infrequently to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the Golden Lion. At various times, the Silver Lion has also been awarded for debut films, short films, and direction.

Even tough the award is regularly given for Best Direction since 1998, Martin Scorsese was the first winner for Goodfellas in 1990, while Brady Corbet is the most recent winner for The Brutalist in 2024.

Silver Lion for Best Direction (1990–present)

Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese won for Goodfellas (1990)
Lee Chang-dong
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Lee Chang-dong won for Oasis (2002)
Brian De Palma
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Brian De Palma won for Redacted (2007)
Paul Thomas Anderson
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Paul Thomas Anderson won for The Master (2012)
Andrei Konchalovsky
won twice for The Postman's White Nights (2014) and Paradise (2016) Andrei Konchalovsky at a press conference in Vienna, Austria in 2016 (cropped).jpg
Andrei Konchalovsky won twice for The Postman's White Nights (2014) and Paradise (2016)
Jane Campion
won for The Power of the Dog (2021) Jane Campion DNZM (cropped).jpg
Jane Campion won for The Power of the Dog (2021)

1990s

YearDirector(s)English TitleOriginal Title
1990
(47th)
Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
1998
(55th)
Emir Kusturica Black Cat, White Cat Црна мачка, бели мачор
1999
(56th)
Zhang Yuan Seventeen Years 過年回家

2000s

YearDirector(s)English TitleOriginal Title
2000
(57th)
Buddhadeb Dasgupta Uttara উত্তরা
2001
(58th)
Babak Payami Secret Ballot رأی مخفی
2002
(59th)
Lee Chang-dong Oasis 오아시스
2003
(60th)
Takeshi Kitano Zatōichi 座頭市
2004
(61st)
Kim Ki-duk 3-Iron 빈집
2005
(62nd)
Philippe Garrel Regular Lovers Les Amants réguliers
2006
(63rd)
Alain Resnais Private Fears in Public Places Cœurs
2007
(64th)
Brian De Palma Redacted
2008
(65th)
Aleksei Alekseivich German Paper Soldier Бумажный солдат
2009
(66th)
Shirin Neshat Women Without Men زنان بدون مردان

2010s

YearDirector(s)English TitleOriginal Title
2010
(67th)
Álex de la Iglesia The Last Circus Balada triste de trompeta
2011
(68th)
Cai Shangjun People Mountain People Sea 人山人海
2012
(69th)
Paul Thomas Anderson The Master
2013
(70th)
Alexandros Avranas Miss Violence
2014
(71st)
Andrei Konchalovsky The Postman's White Nights Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына
2015
(72nd)
Pablo Trapero The Clan El Clan
2016
(73rd)
Amat Escalante The Untamed La región salvaje
Andrei Konchalovsky Paradise Рай
2017
(74th)
Xavier Legrand Custody Jusqu'à la garde
2018
(75th)
Jacques Audiard The Sisters Brothers
2019
(76th)
Roy Andersson About Endlessness Om det oändliga

2020s

YearDirector(s)English TitleOriginal Title
2020
(77th)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Wife of a Spy スパイの妻
2021
(78th)
Jane Campion The Power of the Dog
2022
(79th)
Luca Guadagnino Bones and All
2023
(80th)
Matteo Garrone Io Capitano
2024
(81st)
Brady Corbet The Brutalist

Multiple Winners

The following individuals received two or more Silver Lion for Best Direction awards:

Number of WinsDirectorNationalityFilms
2 Andrei Konchalovsky Russia The Postman's White Nights (2014) and Paradise (2016)

Defunct Categories

Silver Lion Prize (1953–1994)

From 1953 to 1957, the Silver Lion was awarded to a number of films nominated for the Golden Lion as a second prize. From 1988 to 1994, the Silver Lion was awarded to one or more films nominated for the Golden Lion.

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)
1953 Little Fugitive Raymond Abrashkin, Morris Engel, and Ruth Orkin
Moulin Rouge John Huston
Sadko Садко Aleksandr Ptushko
Thérèse Raquin Marcel Carné
Ugetsu 雨月物語 Kenji Mizoguchi
I Vitelloni Federico Fellini
1954 On the Waterfront Elia Kazan
Sansho the Bailiff 山椒大夫 Kenji Mizoguchi
Seven Samurai 七人の侍 Akira Kurosawa
La Strada Federico Fellini
1955 Le Amiche Michelangelo Antonioni
The Big Knife Robert Aldrich
Ciske the Rat Ciske de Rat Wolfgang Staudte
The Grasshopper Попрыгунья Samson Samsonov
1957 White Nights Le Notti Bianche Luchino Visconti
1988 Landscape in the Mist Τοπίο στην ομίχλη Theo Angelopoulos
1989 Death of a Tea Master 千利休 本覺坊遺文 Kei Kumai
Recollections of the Yellow House Recordações da Casa Amarela João César Monteiro
1991 The Fisher King Terry Gilliam
J'entends plus la guitare Philippe Garrel
Raise the Red Lantern 大紅燈籠高高掛 Zhang Yimou
1992 A Heart in Winter Un cœur en hiver Claude Sautet
Jamón jamón Bigas Luna
Luxury Hotel Hotel de lux Dan Pița
1993 Kosh ba kosh Кош-ба-кош Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
1994 Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson
Little Odessa James Gray
The Bull Carlo Mazzacurati

Silver Lion for Best First Work (1981–1982) [1]

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1981 Do You Remember Dolly Bell? Сјећаш ли се Доли Бел? Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia
1982 Sciopèn Luciano Odorisio Italy
The Hes Case De smaak van water Orlow Seunke Netherlands

Silver Lion for Best First Film (1983–1987)

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1983 Sugar Cane Alley La Rue Cases-Nègres Euzhan Palcy France
1984 Sonatine Micheline Lanctôt Canada
1985 Dust Marion Hänsel Belgium, France
1986 A King and His Movie La película del rey Carlos Sorín Argentina
1987 Maurice James Ivory United Kingdom

Silver Lion for Best Screenplay (1990)

YearScreenwriterEnglish TitleOriginal TitleProduction Country
1990 Helle Ryslinge Sirup Denmark

Silver Lion for Best Short Film (1996–2007)

YearOriginal TitleDirector
1996O Tamaiti Sima Urale
1999Portrait of a Young Man DrowningTeboho Mahlatsi
2000A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow Peter Long
2001FreundeJan Krüger
2002ClownIrina Evteeva
2003NeftMurad Ibragimbekov
2004Signe d'appartenanceKamel Cherif
2005 Xiaozhan Chien-ping Lin
2006Comment on freine dans une descente? Alix Delaporte
2007 Dog Altogether Paddy Considine

Silver Lion for Revelation (2006)

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country
2006 Nuovomondo Emanuele Crialese Italy

References

  1. "Venice Film Festival 1982 (Competition) – 39ª Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica di Venezia". letterboxd.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2018.