Pedro Almodóvar Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2024
Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature, 'The Room Next Door,' starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, won the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The film addresses euthanasia and climate crisis. Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio' won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize. Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' won Best Director. Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for 'Babygirl,' Vincent Lindon Best Actor for 'The Quiet Son.' Francesco Gheghi won the Orizzonti Best Actor award for 'Familia.' The festival was marked by a subdued atmosphere due to last year's Hollywood strikes and rising costs, but series like 'M – Il figlio del secolo' were praised. Sigourney Weaver received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Key facts
- Pedro Almodóvar won the Golden Lion for 'The Room Next Door' at Venice 81.
- The film is Almodóvar's first entirely in English.
- Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton star in the film.
- Maura Delpero won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for 'Vermiglio'.
- Brady Corbet won Best Director for 'The Brutalist'.
- Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for 'Babygirl'.
- Vincent Lindon won Best Actor for 'The Quiet Son'.
- Francesco Gheghi won Orizzonti Best Actor for 'Familia'.
Entities
Artists
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Julianne Moore
- Tilda Swinton
- Maura Delpero
- Brady Corbet
- Nicole Kidman
- Vincent Lindon
- Francesco Gheghi
- Francesco Costabile
- Isabelle Huppert
- Sigourney Weaver
- Murilo Hauser
- Heitor Lorega
- Walter Salles
- Dea Kulumbegashvili
- Paul Kircher
- Ludovic Boukherma
- Zoran Boukherma
- Bogdan Mureșanu
- Sarah Friedland
- Murat Fıratoğlu
- Kathleen Chalfant
- Scandar Copti
- Arshia Shakiba
- Luca Ferri
- Morgan Menegazzo
- Mariachiara Pernisa
- Nader Saeivar
- Alexandre O. Philippe
- Nanni Moretti
- Boris Labbé
- Gwenael François
- Barry Gene Murphy
- May Abdalla
Institutions
- Venice International Film Festival
- Biennale di Venezia
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Lucky Red
- Cartier
- Campari
- Armani Beauty
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Netherlands
- Brazil
- Georgia
- Romania
- Serbia
- Turkey
- Palestine
- Germany
- Qatar
- Canada
- Austria
- Luxembourg
- Val di Sole
- Roma