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Golden Lion

Venice’s apex accolade signals auteur mastery and fast-tracks Oscar chatter.


Trophy Lore

Cast in gilt bronze, the winged lion echoes St Mark’s symbol of Venice. A craftsman in Vicenza hand-applies gold leaf; each statuette weighs about 2.7 kg.

Recent Winners Snapshot (2015-24)

| Year | Film | Director | | — | — | — | | 2024 | [placeholder] | [winner TBD] | | 2023 | Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | | 2022 | All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | Laura Poitras |

Impact Metrics

Golden-Lion films average 6.4 × increase in international pre-sales within 48 hours, according to IFTA.

Trivia

Ang Lee is the only director to win both the Golden Lion (Brokeback Mountain, Lust, Caution) and the Golden Bear, Palme d’Or, and Oscar for Best Director.


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