Venice Film Festival Reveals 2026 Award Winners

Who will win the Golden Lion from Maggie Gyllenhaal's competition jury? Venice will name all the winners today at the Sala Grande ceremony.

The Venice Film Festival wraps up on the beachy strip of the Lido today, with the competition jurors, led by president Maggie Gyllenhaal, naming all the award winners this year.

Tipped for big prizes based on critical and audience reactions are the Gaza documentary “NAZA,” from Oscar-winning “No Other Land” filmmakers Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, and which received a historic 25-minute standing ovation; Lee Chang-dong’s widely celebrated Korean entry “Possible Love“; Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s decades-in-the-making Soviet Union epic “DAU,” in which the filmmaker created a real-life “Synecdoche, New York”-like immersive set for this cast and crew; Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” starring John Malkovich, who is locked for a Best Actor Oscar nomination; and May el-Toukhy’s post-World War II Danish resistance thriller “Woman Unknown.”

Until “NAZA” was added late to the lineup, el-Toukhy was the only female director in the competition. While gender-parity issues could cynically factor into the jury vote, the movie stands on its own terms and was well-reviewed at the festival’s 83rd edition. Among the best actress candidates, Jeon Do-yeon is beloved for her turn in Lee’s “Possible Love” as a factory worker who becomes the subject of a rich documentary filmmaker’s project, as are Rooney and Kate Mara for Werner Herzog’s divisive “Bucking Fastard.” As far as Best Actor goes, Robert Pattinson could take home a prize today for his anguished, menacing turn as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime.” The A24 movie has so far not played any other fall festivals.

Also announced today are the winners from the Orizzonti (Horizons) section, dedicated to emerging and daring filmmakers and parallel to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. French actress/filmmaker Valérie Donzelli serves as president of this year’s Orizzonti jury.

Follow along below for IndieWire’s updating list of winners, and stream the ceremony here also. As a refresh, last year’s Golden Lion went to Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” a movie that didn’t travel far despite jury president Alexander Payne’s support.

Golden Lion:

Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize:

Silver Lion for Best Director:

Special Jury Prize:

Best Screenplay:

Volpi Cup for Best Actress:

Volpi Cup for Best Actor:

Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award:

Audience Award:

Orizzonti Best Film:

Orizzonti Best Director:

Orizzonti Special Jury Prize:

Orizzonti Best Actress:

Orizzonti Best Actor:

Orizzonti Best Screenplay:

Orizzonti Best Short Film:

Venice Immersive Achievement Prize: “Empire at Sea,” Peter Flaherty