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Golden Lion (Leone d'Oro)
Presented by Venice Film Festival
Location Venice
Country Italy
First awarded 1949
Currently held by Joker (2019)

The Golden Lion (Italian: Leone d'Oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.

The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (the winged lion which had appeared on the flag of the Republic of Venice). In 1954, the prize was permanently named Golden Lion. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the Coppa Mussolini (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film.

Golden Lion

The following films received the Golden Lions or the major awards of the Venice Film Festival:

Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
1940s
1946: Awarded as "Best Feature Film"
1946
(7th)
The Southerner Renoir, JeanJean Renoir United States
1947–1948: Awarded as "Grand International Prize of Venice"
1947
(8th)
The Strike Siréna Steklý, KarelKarel Steklý Czechoslovakia
1948
(9th)
Hamlet Olivier, LaurenceLaurence Olivier United Kingdom
1949–1953: Awarded as "Golden Lion of Saint Mark"
1949
(10th)
Manon Clouzot, Henri-GeorgesHenri-Georges Clouzot France
1950s
1950
(11th)
Justice Is Done Justice est faite Cayatte, AndréAndré Cayatte France
1951
(12th)
Rashomon 羅生門 Kurosawa, AkiraAkira Kurosawa Japan
1952
(13th)
Forbidden Games Jeux interdits Clément, RenéRené Clément France
1953
(14th)
No award given, the jury was unable to decide the winner, the prize was declared void.
1954–present: Awarded as "Golden Lion"
1954
(15th)
Romeo and Juliet Castellani, RenatoRenato Castellani United Kingdom
1955
(16th)
Ordet Dreyer, Carl TheodorCarl Theodor Dreyer Denmark
1956
(17th)
No award given. There was a tie between The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴) by Kon Ichikawa (Japan) and Calle Mayor by Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain) and the international jury was unable to decide the winner, the prize was declared void.
1957
(18th)
Aparajito অপরাজিত Ray, SatyajitSatyajit Ray India
1958
(19th)
Rickshaw Man 無法松の一生 Inagaki, HiroshiHiroshi Inagaki Japan
1959
(20th)
General Della Rovere Il generale della Rovere Rossellini, RobertoRoberto Rossellini France, Italy
The Great War La grande guerra Monicelli, MarioMario Monicelli
1960s
1960
(21st)
Tomorrow Is My Turn Le Passage du Rhin Cayatte, AndréAndré Cayatte France
1961
(22nd)
Last Year at Marienbad L'année dernière à Marienbad Resnais, AlainAlain Resnais
1962
(23rd)
Family Diary Cronaca familiare Zurlini, ValerioValerio Zurlini Italy
Ivan's Childhood Ива́ново де́тство Tarkovsky, AndreiAndrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union
1963
(24th)
Hands over the City Le mani sulla città Rosi, FrancescoFrancesco Rosi Italy
1964
(25th)
Red Desert Il deserto rosso Antonioni, MichelangeloMichelangelo Antonioni
1965
(26th)
Sandra Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa ... Visconti, LuchinoLuchino Visconti
1966
(27th)
The Battle of Algiers La battaglia di Algeri Pontecorvo, GilloGillo Pontecorvo Algeria, Italy
1967
(28th)
Belle de Jour Buñuel, LuisLuis Buñuel France
1968
(29th)
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos Kluge, AlexanderAlexander Kluge West Germany
1969
(30th)
No award given, this edition of the festival was not competitive.
1970s
1970
(31st)
No award given, these editions of the festival were not competitive.
1971
(32nd)
1972
(33rd)
1973 No award given, the festival was not organized this year.
1974
1975
1976
No award given, the festival was not organized during these years. Even though a cinema section within the Biennale was organized with "proposals for new films", tributes, retrospectives, conventions, and some screenings.
1977 No award given, the festival was not organized this year. Even though an event integrated into the Biennale project on "cultural dissent" focused on cinema in Eastern Europe took place.
1978 No award given, the festival was not organized this year.
1979
(36th)
No award given, this edition of the festival was not competitive.
1980s
1980
(37th)
Atlantic City Malle, LouisLouis Malle Canada
Gloria Cassavetes, JohnJohn Cassavetes United States
1981
(38th)
Marianne and Juliane Die Bleierne Zeit von Trotta, MargaretheMargarethe von Trotta West Germany
1982
(39th)
The State of Things Der Stand der Dinge Wenders, WimWim Wenders
1983
(40th)
First Name: Carmen Prénom Carmen Godard, Jean-LucJean-Luc Godard France
1984
(41st)
A Year of the Quiet Sun Rok spokojnego słońca Zanussi, KrzysztofKrzysztof Zanussi Poland
1985
(42nd)
Vagabond Sans toit ni loi Varda, AgnèsAgnès Varda France
1986
(43rd)
The Green Ray Le Rayon vert Rohmer, ÉricÉric Rohmer
1987
(44th)
Au revoir les enfants Malle, LouisLouis Malle France, West Germany
1988
(45th)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker La leggenda del santo bevitore Olmi, ErmannoErmanno Olmi Italy, France
1989
(46th)
A City of Sadness 悲情城市 Hou, Hsiao-hsienHou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
1990s
1990
(47th)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Stoppard, TomTom Stoppard United Kingdom, United States
1991
(48th)
Close to Eden У́рга – территория любви Mikhalkov, NikitaNikita Mikhalkov Soviet Union
1992
(49th)
The Story of Qiu Ju 秋菊打官司 Zhang, YimouZhang Yimou China
1993
(50th)
Short Cuts Altman, RobertRobert Altman United States
Three Colours: Blue Trois couleurs: Bleu Kieślowski, KrzysztofKrzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland
1994
(51st)
Before the Rain Пред дождот Mančevski, MilčoMilčo Mančevski Macedonia
Vive L'Amour 愛情萬歲 Tsai, Ming-liangTsai Ming-liang Taiwan
1995
(52nd)
Cyclo Xích lô Tran, Anh HungAnh Hung Tran Vietnam, France
1996
(53rd)
Michael Collins Jordan, NeilNeil Jordan Ireland, United Kingdom
1997
(54th)
Hana-bi はなび Kitano, TakeshiTakeshi Kitano Japan
1998
(55th)
The Way We Laughed Così ridevano Amelio, GianniGianni Amelio Italy
1999
(56th)
Not One Less 一個都不能少 Zhang, YimouZhang Yimou China
2000s
2000
(57th)
The Circle دایره Panahi, JafarJafar Panahi Iran
2001
(58th)
Monsoon Wedding Nair, MiraMira Nair India
2002
(59th)
The Magdalene Sisters Mullan, PeterPeter Mullan Ireland, United Kingdom
2003
(60th)
The Return Возвращение Zvyagintsev, AndreyAndrey Zvyagintsev Russia
2004
(61st)
Vera Drake Leigh, MikeMike Leigh United Kingdom
2005
(62nd)
Brokeback Mountain Lee, AngAng Lee United States
2006
(63rd)
Still Life 三峡好人 Jia, ZhangkeJia Zhangke China
2007
(64th)
..., Caution 色,戒 Lee, AngAng Lee Taiwan, China, United States
2008
(65th)
The Wrestler Aronofsky, DarrenDarren Aronofsky United States
2009
(66th)
Lebanon לבנון Maoz, SamuelSamuel Maoz Israel
2010s
2010
(67th)
Somewhere § Coppola, SofiaSofia Coppola United States
2011
(68th)
Faust § Sokurov, AlexanderAlexander Sokurov Russia
2012
(69th)
Pietà 피에타 Kim, Ki-dukKim Ki-duk South Korea
2013
(70th)
Sacro GRA Rosi, GianfrancoGianfranco Rosi Italy
2014
(71st)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron Andersson, RoyRoy Andersson Sweden
2015
(72nd)
From Afar Desde allá Vigas, LorenzoLorenzo Vigas Venezuela
2016
(73rd)
The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo Diaz, LavLav Diaz Philippines
2017
(74th)
The Shape of Water del Toro, GuillermoGuillermo del Toro United States
2018
(75th)
Roma Cuarón, AlfonsoAlfonso Cuarón Mexico
2019
(76th)
Joker Phillips, ToddTodd Phillips United States
2020s
2020
(77th)
Nomadland Zhao, ChloéChloé Zhao United States
2021
(78th)
Happening § L'Événement Diwan, AudreyAudrey Diwan France
2022
(79th)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Poitras, LauraLaura Poitras United States
2023
(80th)
Poor Things Lanthimos, YorgosYorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Multiple Winners

Four directors have won the award twice:

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Marcello Mastroianni 04
Marcello Mastroianni receiving the prize in 1990
Steven Spielberg - GianAngelo Pistoia 1
Steven Spielberg receiving the prize from Gillo Pontecorvo in 1993
Martin Scorsese 02
Martin Scorsese receiving the prize from Monica Vitti, 1995
Omar Sharif 02
Omar Sharif receiving the prize in 2003
Year Winner(s)
1970 Orson Welles
1971 Ingmar Bergman, Marcel Carné and John Ford
1972 Charlie Chaplin, Anatoli Golovnya and Billy Wilder
1982 Alessandro Blasetti, Luis Buñuel, Frank Capra, George Cukor, Jean-Luc Godard, Sergei Yutkevich, Alexander Kluge, Akira Kurosawa, Michael Powell, Satyajit Ray, King Vidor and Cesare Zavattini
1983 Michelangelo Antonioni
1985 Manoel de Oliveira, John Huston and Federico Fellini
1986 Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
1987 Luigi Comencini and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1988 Joris Ivens
1989 Robert Bresson
1990 Marcello Mastroianni and Miklós Jancsó
1991 Mario Monicelli and Gian Maria Volonté
1992 Jeanne Moreau, Francis Ford Coppola and Paolo Villaggio
1993 Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Roman Polanski and Claudia Cardinale
1994 Al Pacino, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Ken Loach
1995 Woody Allen, Monica Vitti, Martin Scorsese, Alberto Sordi, Ennio Morricone, Giuseppe De Santis, Goffredo Lombardo and Alain Resnais
1996 Robert Altman, Vittorio Gassman, Dustin Hoffman and Michèle Morgan
1997 Gérard Depardieu, Stanley Kubrick and Alida Valli
1998 Warren Beatty, Sophia Loren and Andrzej Wajda
1999 Jerry Lewis
2000 Clint Eastwood
2001 Éric Rohmer
2002 Dino Risi
2003 Dino De Laurentiis and Omar Sharif
2004 Stanley Donen and Manoel de Oliveira
2005 Hayao Miyazaki and Stefania Sandrelli
2006 David Lynch
2007 Tim Burton and Bernardo Bertolucci (for the last 75 years of the history of cinema)
2008 Ermanno Olmi
2009 John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
2010 John Woo
2011 Marco Bellocchio
2012 Francesco Rosi
2013 William Friedkin
2014 Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman
2015 Bertrand Tavernier
2016 Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jerzy Skolimowski
2017 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford
2018 David Cronenberg and Vanessa Redgrave
2019 Julie Andrews and Pedro Almodóvar
2020 Ann Hui and Tilda Swinton
2021 Roberto Benigni and Jamie Lee Curtis
2022 Catherine Deneuve and Paul Schrader
2023 Liliana Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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