Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite follow-up Poor Issues has taken the Golden Lion on the eightieth Venice Worldwide Movie Pageant
The winners for the eightieth Venice Worldwide Movie Pageant are formally in, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Issues taking the coveted Golden Lion as the most effective movie on the competition. Different winners embody Italian director Matteo Garrone, in addition to Priscilla actress Cailee Spaeny and Reminiscence star Peter Sarsgaard.
Right here is the record of main class winners from the Venice Movie Pageant:
Golden Lion: Poor Issues by Yorgos Lanthimos
Grand Jury Prize: Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Particular Jury Prize: Inexperienced Border by Agnieszka Holland
Silver Lion: Matteo Garrone for Io capitano
Volpi Cup for Finest Actress: Cailee Spaeny for Priscilla
Volpi Cup for Finest Actor: Peter Sarsgaard for Reminiscence
Golden Osella for Finest Screenplay: Guillermo Calderón and Pablo Larraín for El Conde
Marcello Mastroianni Award: Seydou Sarr for Io capitano
Yorgos Lanthimos has gained on the Venice Movie Pageant earlier than, taking dwelling the Finest Screenplay award for Alps again in 2011 whereas The Favourite was bestowed the Grand Jury Prize 5 years in the past. Each of these movies had been nominated for the Golden Lion. Whereas this can be very uncommon {that a} film wins each the Golden Lion and the Finest Image Oscar, the win for Poor Issues can solely assist its probabilities for a nomination, which many pundits already pegged it to get.
Poor Issues beat out some main competitors on the Venice Movie Pageant, as Michael Mann’s Ferrari, David Fincher’s The Killer and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro had been all vying for the Golden Lion. The movie has had almost unanimous reward, with many pointing to Emma Stone taking dwelling her second Oscar. Her most up-to-date nod got here from Lanthimos’ personal The Favourite.
This 12 months’s jury for the Venice Movie Pageant was headed by Damien Chazelle, whose personal La La Land and First Man competed on the famed competition. Different members embody three-time Golden Lion nominee Jane Campion, two-time Golden Osella winner Martin McDonagh and extra.
How do you assume Yorgos Lanthimos and Poor Issues will fare when the key awards nominations come out? Might or not it’s one of many few motion pictures that wins each the Golden Lion and the Academy Award for Finest Image?