The Venice Film Festival is drawing to an end.
Awards are being given out, and there’s big news. John Malkovich has won Best Actor for Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine.”
The veteran actor is on his way things like the Oscar noms.
“Wild Horse Nine” — which I’m looking forward to seeing this week — is the latest hit from playwright McDonagh. He also counts “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Three Billboards.” For the latter, Sam Rockwell picked up an Oscar. He’s also in the new movie. The McDonagh legacy comes from Fox Searchlight, now known as Searchlight. Long relationships involved.
VENEZIA 83 COMPETITION
Golden Lion
Woman Unknown
dir. by May-El Toukhy
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
Possible Love
Dir. Lee Chang-Dong
Silver Lion Best Director
Ilya Khrzhanovsky for Dau
Special Jury Prize
Naza
Dirs. Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Best Screenplay
A Good Little Soldier
Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo, Olivier Gorce
Best Actor
John Malkovich
Wild Horse Nine
Best Actress
Mathilde Arcel (Woman Unknown)
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Malou Khebizi (A Place to Heal)
Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
House of the Wind
Dir. Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
VENICE SPOTLIGHT
Armani Beauty Audience Award
I Matter
Dir. Alina Åžerban
HORIZONS
Best Film
Diane in the Loop
Dirs. Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni
Best Director
Jacqueline Lentzou (A day in the life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra)
Special Jury Prize
House of the Wind
Dir. Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
Best Actor
Riccardo Scamarcio (The Children of the Monkey)
Best Actress
Laleh Marzban (Falling House)
Best Screenplay
The Children of the Monkey
Cowriters. Tommaso Landucci, Damiano Femfert
Best Short Film
Quelques instants de bonheur
Dir. Shaden Safieddine Tazi
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Restored Film
Long Night In ’43
Dir. Florestano Vancini
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Prize
The Pigeon Ring
Dirs: Yuqi Zhang, Shixin Tao
Special Jury Prize
Out of the Ashes
Dirs: Rory Mitchell and Nonny de la Peña
Achievement Prize
Pirate at Sea
Dir: Peter Flaherty
