The awards season limps along as the pandemic cripples the usually vibrant festivities that usually begin with the Venice Film Festival. Truth be told, this time every year, I would be at the Toronto Film Festival but alas, we need to stay safe. But we still have some winners to congratulate! So a big congrats to the Venice Film Festival winners! Especially for best director Lav Diaz, my fellow Filipino took home the trophy for “Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan).” Here’s the complete list of the winners:
COMPETITION
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Rouhollah Zamani, “Sun Children”
Special Jury Prize: “Dear Comrades,” Andrei Konchalovsky
Best Screenplay: “The Disciple,” Chaitanya Tamhane
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Pierfrancesco Favino, “Padrenostro”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
Silver Lion for Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Wife of a Spy”
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize: “New Order,” Michel Franco
Golden Lion for Best Film: “Nomadland,” Chloé Zhao
HORIZONS
Best Short Film: “Entre tú y milagros,” Mariana Safron
Best Screenplay: “I Predatori,” Pietro Castellitto
Best Actor: Yahya Mahayni, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”
Best Actress: Khansa Batma, “Zanka Contact”
Special Jury Prize: “Listen,” Ana Rocha de Sousa
Best Director: Lav Diaz, “Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)”
Best Film: “The Wasteland,” Ahmad Bahrami
LION OF THE FUTURE
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film: “Listen,” Ana Rocha de Sousa
VIRTUAL REALITY COMPETITION
Best VR: Michelle and Uri Kranot, “The Hangman at Home: An Immersive Single User Experience”
Best VR Experience: Kiira Benzing, “Finding Pandora X”
Best VR Story: Fan Fan, “Killing a Superstar”
