Venice 2026: all the winners
Every prize from the Venice Film Festival (2 to 12 September 2026), led by Woman Unknown winning the Golden Lion, and where to watch the winning films in the UK.
- 21prizes
- 14winning films
- 0streaming in the UK
Every prize
The winners by section, as announced by the festival. The main competition comes first.
Main Competition (Venezia 83)
Golden Lion
Woman Unknown May el-Toukhy Not in the UK yet 
Grand Jury Prize
Possible Love Lee Chang-dong Not in the UK yet 
Special Jury Prize
NAZA Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor Not in the UK yet 
Silver Lion
Ilya Khrzhanovsky DAU Not in the UK yet -
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Mathilde Arcel Woman Unknown Not in the UK yet
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
John Malkovich Wild Horse Nine Not in the UK yet 
Best Screenplay
Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé and Olivier Gorce A Good Little Soldier Not in the UK yet 
Marcello Mastroianni Award
Malou Khebizi A Place to Heal Not in the UK yet
Orizzonti
Best Film
Diane in the Loop Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Not in the UK yet 
Best Director
Jacqueline Lentzou A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra Not in the UK yet 
Special Jury Prize
House of the Wind Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu Not in the UK yet 
Best Actress
Laleh Marzban Falling House Not in the UK yet 
Best Actor
Riccardo Scamarcio Children of the Monkey Not in the UK yet -
Best Screenplay
Tommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert Children of the Monkey Not in the UK yet
Best Short Film
A Few Moments of Happiness Shaden Safieddine Tazi Not in the UK yet
Venice Spotlight
Audience Award
I Matter Alina Șerban Not in the UK yet
Lion of the Future
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Luigi De Laurentiis Award
House of the Wind Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu Not in the UK yet
Venice Classics
- Best Restored Film Long Night in 1943 Florestano Vancini
Venice Immersive
- Grand Prize The Pigeon Ring Zhang Yuqi and Shixin Tao
- Special Jury Prize Out of the Ashes Rory Mitchell and Nonny de la Peña
- Achievement Prize Empire at Sea Peter Flaherty
Where to watch in the UK
Every winning film, most prizes first. Many festival films reach UK cinemas and streaming months later; we check availability every day.
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Woman Unknown2 prizes
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House of the Wind2 prizes
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Children of the Monkey2 prizes
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Possible Love1 prize
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NAZA1 prize
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DAU1 prize
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Wild Horse Nine1 prize
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A Good Little Soldier1 prize
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A Place to Heal1 prize
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Diane In The Loop1 prize
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A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra1 prize
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Falling House1 prize
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A Few Moments of Happiness1 prize
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I Matter1 prize
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Prize winners from Wikipedia, last checked 18 October 2026, 00:56 UK time. Title details from TMDB, UK streaming availability from JustWatch. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB. Hollywood Box is not affiliated with the festival organisers.