Венецианский кинофестиваль

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Best Film: Se, jie (Lust, Caution) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)
Best Director to: Brian DE PALMA for the film: Redacted (USA)
Special Jury Prize to (ex aequo):
La graine et le mulet by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France)
I'm Not There by Todd HAYNES (USA)

Best Actor: Brad PITT in the film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Andrew DOMINIK (USA)
Best Actress: Cate BLANCHETT in the film: I'm Not There by Todd HAYNES (USA)
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress: Hafsia HERZI in the film La graine et le mulet by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France)

Best Cinematography to: Rodrigo PRIETO director of photography for the Se, jie (Lust, Caution) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)
Best Screenplay to: Paul LAVERTY for the film It's a Free World... by Ken LOACH (UK/Italy/Germany/Spain)

Special Lion for Overall Work to: NIKITA MIKHALKOV
The Jury is delighted to acknowledge the consistent brilliance of Nikita Mikhalkov’s body of work. His new film is once again a confirmation of his mastery in exploring and revealing to us, with great humanity and emotion, the complexity of existence.

Orizzonti Prize to: Sügisball (Autumn Ball) by Veiko ÕUNPUU (Estonia)
Orizzonti Doc Prize to: Wuyong (Useless) by Jia ZHANGKE (China)
Special Mention to: Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga Engkanto (Death in the Land of the Encantos) by Lav DIAZ (Philippines)

Leone del Futuro - Premio Venezia Opera Prima “Luigi De Laurentiis” to: La Zona by Rodrigo PLÁ (Giornate degli autori-Venice Days, Spain/Mexico)
Best Short Film to: Dog Altogether by Paddy CONSIDINE (UK)
Special Mention to: Люди из камня (Stone People) by Leonid RYBAKOV (Russian Federation) for its humorous and radical metaphor about a familiar, real situation
PRIX UIP to: Alumbramiento by Eduardo CHAPERO-JACKSON (Spain)