The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards Winners

The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards was held between August 29 - September 8, 2007, the winners were announced on September 8.

The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards Winners

GOLDEN LION for Best Film
SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

SILVER LION for Best Director
Brian DE PALMA for the film: REDACTED (USA)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (ex aequo)
LA GRAINE ET LE MULET / THE GRAIN OF LIFE by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France) and I'M NOT THERE by Todd HAYNES (USA)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor
Brad PITT in the film THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD by Andrew DOMINIK (USA)

COPPA VOLPI for 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)

OSELLA for Best Cinematography
Rodrigo PRIETO director of photography for the SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

OSELLA for Best Screenplay
Paul LAVERTY for the film IT'S A FREE WORLD... by Ken LOACH (UK/Italy/Germany/Spain)

HONORARY GOLDEN LION
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI, TIM BURTON

SPECIAL LION for Overall Work
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 / HORIZONS

ORIZZONTI PRIZE
SÜGISBALL (AUTUMN BALL) by Veiko ÕUNPUU (Estonia)

ORIZZONTI DOC PRIZE
WUYONG (USELESS) by Jia ZHANGKE (China) KAGADANAN SA BANWAAN NING MGA ENGKANTO (DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS) by Lav DIAZ (Philippines) DOG ALTOGETHER by Paddy CONSIDINE (UK) LIUDI IZ KAMNYA (STONE PEOPLE) by Leonid RYBAKOV (Russian Federation) for its humorous and radical metaphor about a familiar, real situation ALUMBRAMIENTO by Eduardo CHAPERO-JACKSON (Spain) LA ZONA by Rodrigo PLÁ (Giornate degli autori-Venice Days, Spain/Mexico) La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme In The Valley Of Elah by Paul Haggis It's A Free World... by Ken Loach and La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche L'Aimée by Arnaud Desplechin Il passaggio della linea by Pietro Marcello Zui yaoyuan de juli (The Most Distant Course) by Lin Jingjie La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi Valzer by Salvatore MairaToni Servillo - La ragazza del lago by Andrea MolaioliValeria Solarino – Valzer by Salvatore MairaAtonement by Joe Wright Le ragioni dell'aragosta by Sabina GuzzantiThe Speed Of Life by Ed Radtke Sleuth by Kenneth Branagh La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif KechicheNon pensarci by Gianni ZanasiSous Les Bombes by Philippe Aractingi Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme Il passaggio della linea by Pietro Marcello The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson Redacted by Brian De Palma Morocco Short Movies section by Various Directors Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-il I'm Not There by Todd HaynesLa Zona by Rodrigo Plà It's A Free World... by Ken Loach and Sous les bombes by Philippe Aractingi Non pensarci by Gianni ZanasiNightwatching by Peter Greenaway Redacted by Brian De Palma Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme Redacted by Brian De Palma It's A Free World... by Ken Loach La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif BechicheTricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej JakimowskiLa Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif BechicheLa Fille coupée en deux by Claude ChabrolGeomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-ilUnni (India) by Murali NairNightwatching by Peter Greenaway Grand Jury: Zhang Yimou (president), Catherine Breillat, Jane Campion, Emanuele Crialese, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ferzan Ozpetek, Paul VerhoevenHorizons Jury: Gregg Araki (president), Frederick Wiseman, Hala Alabdalla Yakoub, Giorgia Fiorio, Ulrich GregorOpera Prima (First Film) Jury: Bill Mechanic (president), Rupert Everett, Randa Chahal, Liu Jie, Valeria SolarinoCorto Cortissimo (Short Film) Jury: François-Jacques Ossang (president), Yasmine Kassari, Roberto PerpignaniPhoto © Venice Film Festival