Venice Film Festival
83rd Venice International Film Festival
The Golden Lion, on the Lido since 1932
The 83rd Venice Film Festival ended in September 2026 with a jury led by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Danish director May el-Toukhy's Woman Unknown won the Golden Lion, and its star Mathilde Arcel took the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Lee Chang-dong's comeback Possible Love won the Grand Jury Prize, John Malkovich was named Best Actor, and George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn received honorary Golden Lions.
Editor’s picks
The winners
10 of 10 decidedVenezia 83 Competition
Golden Lion
Woman Unknown
May el-Toukhy
Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize
Possible Love
Lee Chang-dong
Silver Lion – Best Director
DAU
Ilya Khrzhanovsky
Special Jury Prize
NAZA
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
Best Screenplay
A Good Little Soldier
Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo & Olivier Gorce
Volpi Cup – Best Actor
John Malkovich
Wild Horse Nine
Volpi Cup – Best Actress
Mathilde Arcel
Woman Unknown
Marcello Mastroianni Award
Malou Khebizi
A Place To Heal