The winners of the 74th Venice Film Festival
VENICE – Here is a list of the prizes awarded at the 74th Venice film festival on Saturday:
• Golden Lion for Best Film: The Shape of Water by Mexican Guillermo del Toro (US)
• Silver Lion for Best Director: Xavier Legrand for Custody (France)
• Grand jury prize: Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz (Israel)
• Special jury prize: Sweet Country by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
• Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Kamel El Basha in Ziad Doueiri’s The Insult (Italy)
• Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling in Andrea Pallaoro’s Hannah (Italy)
• Prize for Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (Britain)
• Marcello Mastroianni award for Best Young Actor or Actress: Charlie Plummer in Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete (Britain)
• Lion of the Future for Best Debut Film: Xavier Legrand for Custody (France) – AFP


