At the end of it all, we finally have our winners. The 81st Venice Film Festival wrapped up this weekend on the sunny Lido island in Venice, and awards were handed out at a fancy awards show in the Sala Grande. The top prize at Venice is a Golden Lion (in honor of the iconic lion that is the symbol of the city) and it’s one of the top prizes in cinema along with the Palme d’Or from Cannes (which went to Anora). This year’s winner is beloved Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s latest film titled The Room Next Door, which also happens to be his very first English language feature film (after two other short films recently also in English). Despite this being his 23rd feature film so far (!!), this is Almodovar’s first ever Golden Lion win – glad he finally got one. It’s one of my favorites of the festival (my full review) though I really believe Brady Corbet’s masterpiece The Brutalist should’ve won instead. Last year, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things won the top prize before going on to win four Oscars. Awards were also given out to Best Actor / Actress and Best Director (for Corbet), along with a number of fest highlights. View the full list of #Venezia81 winners below. // Continue Reading ›
