Venice 60

Golden Lion for the best film: VOZVRAŠCENJE (THE RETURN) by Andrej Zvjagintsev

Jury Grand Prix, Silver Lion to: LE CERF-VOLANT by Randa Chahal Sabbag

Special Director's Award, Silver Lion to TAKESHI KITANO for "Zatoichi"

Award for an Outstanding Individual Contribution to MARCO BELLOCCHIO for the screenplay of "Buongiorno, notte" by Marco Bellocchio

Coppa Volpi for Best Actor to SEAN PENN in "21 Grams" by Alejandro González Iñárritu

Coppa Volpi for Best Actress to KATJA RIEMANN in "Rosenstrasse" by Margarethe von Trotta

"Marcello Mastroianni" Award for Best Young Actor or Actress to NAJAT BENSSALLEM in "Raja" by Jacques Doillon


Short Films
Silver Lion for best short film to NEFT (THE OIL) by Murad Ibragimbekov

UIP Award for Best European Short Film to THE TRUMOUSE SHOW by Julio Robledo

Special Mention to HOCHBETRIEB by Andreas Krein
"for having paid a tribute to Harold Lloyd, who shall not be forgotten, by means of modern technology"


Controcorrente (Upstream)

San Marco Prize to the film VODKA LEMON by Hiner Saleem

Special Director's Award to MICHAEL SCHORR for "Schultze gets the blues"

Upstream Prize for Best Actor to ASANO TADANOBU in "Last life in the Universe" by Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Upstream Prize for Best Actress to SCARLETT JOHANSSON in "Lost in Translation" by Sofia Coppola

Special Mention to LA QUIMERA DE LOS HEROES by Daniel Rosenfeld
"for its wry and concise style and for the fascinating way by which it portrays the depth and ambiguity of the characters involved."

"Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Film

VOZVRAŠCENJE (THE RETURN) by Andrei Zvjagintsev
"A subtle and compelling film about love, loss and coming of age."

And two Special Mentions to
"two extremely promising first films, each in a different style":

POSLEDNIJ POEZD' (THE LAST TRAIN) by Aleksej German

BALLO A TRE PASSI by Salvatore Mereu

Collateral prizes of the 60th Mostra

FIPRESCI Prize
Best film in the official section to "Bu san (Goodbye Dragon Inn)" by Tsai Ming Liang (Venice 60)
Best film in other sections to "Matru Bhoomi (A Country Without Women)" by Manish Jha (International Week of Film Critics)

SIGNIS Prize
Ex aequo: "Vozvrašcenie (The Return)" by Andrej Zvjagintsev (Venice 60) and "Un filme falado" by Manoel de Oliveira (Venice 60)
Special mention to "Rosenstrasse" by Margarethe von Trotta (Venice 60)

Wella Prize
To Naomi Watts, cast of "21 Grams" by Alejándro Gonzales Iñárritu (Venice 60) and "Le divorce" by James Ivory (Out of Competition)

Future Film Festival Digital Award
"Zatoichi" by Takeshi Kitano (Venice 60)

"Francesco Pasinetti" Prize of SNGCI
To Luciano Emmer for "L'acqua… il fuoco" (Collateral Events)

FEDIC Prize
To "Il miracolo" by Edoardo Winspeare (Venice 60)

ISVEMA Prize for the best first work
To "Ballo a tre passi" by Salvatore Mereu (International Week of Film Critics)

CAM/Rota prize for the best sound track
To Andrea Guerra for "Le chien, le général et les oiseaux" by Francis Nielsen (Special Screenings)

Open Prize 2003
To "Zatoichi" by Takeshi Kitano

Cinema Recommendation for UNICEF
To "Rosenstrasse" by Margarethe von Trotta (Venice 60)

"Sergio Trasatti" Prize - La Navicella/Venezia Cinema
To "Vozvrašcenie" (The Return) by Andrej Zvjagintsev (Venice 60)

"Lina Mangiacapre" Prize
To "Lost in translation" by Sofia Coppola (Upstream)

Premio Lanterna Magica
To "Le cerf volant" by Randa Chahal Sabbag (Venice 60)

Leone del Pubblico Prize
Best film: "Zatoichi" by Takeshi Kitano (Venice 60).
Best actor, ex aequo: Omar Sharif for "Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran" by François Dupeyron (Out of Competition) and Benicio Del Toro for "21 Grams" by Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu (Venice 60).
Best actress: Naomi Watts for "21 Grams" by Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu

CICT-UNESCO Prize
"Çamur" by Dervis Zaim (Upstream)

Città di Roma Prize - Arcobaleno Latino
Best film: "Il miracolo" by Edoardo Winspeare (Venice 60)
Best director making his debut: Daniel Rosenfeld for "La quimera de los héroes" (Upstream)
Special mention from the Jury: to Emmanuel Carrére for "Retour à Kotelnich" (New Territories)

Agiscuola Prize - Leoncino d'Oro
To "Buongiorno, notte" by Marco Bellocchio (Venice 60)

Cult Prize- International Week of Film Critics
To "Ballo a tre passi" by Salvatore Mereu
Special mention to "Ana y los otros" by Celina Murga

CinemAvvenire Prize
Best film: "Buongiorno, notte" by Marco Bellocchio (Venice 60)
Best debut work: "Vozvrašcenie" (The Return) by Andrej Zvjagintsev (Venice 60)
Il cerchio non è rotondo - Cinema per la Pace: "Le cerf volant" by Randa Chahal Sabbag (Venice 60)