Laura Dern to Deliver Tribute for George Clooney at Venice Film Festival
At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, actress Laura Dern will deliver the laudatio for George Clooney, who is receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 2, at 7 PM in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia, during the festival's opening night. Dern, an Academy Award winner, has a long history with the festival, having appeared in films such as 'Haunted Summer' (1988), 'October Sky' (1998), 'Dr. T and the Women' (2000), 'Inland Empire' (2006), 'Marriage Story' (2019), and 'The Son' (2022). In 2025, she starred alongside Clooney in Noah Baumbach's 'Jay Kelly,' which premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. This year's festival marks a significant moment as Clooney receives one of cinema's most prestigious honors.
Key facts
- Laura Dern will deliver the laudatio for George Clooney at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
- George Clooney is receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
- The ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, at 7 PM in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema, Lido di Venezia.
- The event is part of the opening night of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
- Laura Dern is an Academy Award-winning actress.
- Dern and Clooney co-starred in 'Jay Kelly' (2025), directed by Noah Baumbach, which was in competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.
- Dern has previously appeared at Venice in 'Haunted Summer' (1988), 'October Sky' (1998), 'Dr. T and the Women' (2000), 'Inland Empire' (2006), 'Marriage Story' (2019), and 'The Son' (2022).
- The 83rd Venice International Film Festival is organized by the Biennale di Venezia.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Dern
- George Clooney
- Noah Baumbach
- Ivan Passer
- Joe Johnston
- Robert Altman
- David Lynch
- Florian Zeller
Institutions
- Venice International Film Festival
- Biennale di Venezia
- Palazzo del Cinema
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Lido di Venezia