"Lust, Caution" Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

And the winners out of Venice are:

GOLDEN LION for Best Film:

SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

SILVER LION for 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)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor:

Brad PITT in the film THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMESBY 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 to:

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

OSELLA for 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 MIKHALKOVT

To see the full list of winners, click here.

Thanks to Sasha Stone at Awards Daily for reporting these.