The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land. The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz's film The Woman Who Left.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.
The following films were selected for the 13th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:
The following films were selected for the International Critics Week section:
Main competition
Sam Mendes: English film and stage director (President of Jury)
Laurie Anderson: American artist, composer, musician and film director
Gemma Arterton: English actress
Giancarlo De Cataldo: Italian writer
Nina Hoss: German actress
Chiara Mastroianni: French-Italian actress
Joshua Oppenheimer: American fim director
Lorenzo Vigas: Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and producer
Zhao Wei: Chinese actress, singer and film director
The following awards were presented at the 73rd edition:
In Competition
Golden Lion – The Woman Who Left by Lav Diaz
Grand Jury Prize – Nocturnal Animals by Tom Ford
Silver Lion
Amat Escalante for The Untamed
Andrei Konchalovsky for Paradise
Volpi Cup:
Best Actor – Oscar Martínez for The Distinguished Citizen
Best Actress – Emma Stone for La La Land
Best Screenplay Award – Noah Oppenheim for Jackie
Special Jury Prize – The Bad Batch by Ana Lily Amirpour
Marcello Mastroianni Award – Paula Beer for Frantz
Horizons (Orizzonti)
Best Film - Release Me by Federica Di Giacomo
Best Director - Home by Fien Troch
Special Jury Prize – Big Big World by Reha Erdem
Best Actress - Ruth Díaz for The Fury of a Patient Man
Best Actor - Nuno Lopes for Saint George
Best Screenplay - Bitter Money by Wang Bing
Horizons Prize for Best Short - La Voz Perdida by Marcelo Martinessi
Lion of the Future
Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film - The Last of Us by Ala Eddine Slim
Venezia Classici Awards
Best Documentary on Cinema - The Graduation by Claire Simon
Best Restored Film - Break Up by Marco Ferreri
Special Awards
Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement – Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jerzy Skolimowski
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Amir Naderi
Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award: Liev Schreiber
31th Venice International Critics' Week
SIAE Award - Paolo Sorrentino
Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
James Franco for In Dubious Battle
Special Award for the production - Andrea Iervolino for In Dubious Battle
Paolo Sorrentino and Jude Law for The Young Pope
Soundtrack Stars Award
Jovanotti for L'estate addosso by Gabriele Muccino
Kinèo Awards
Best Film: Perfect Strangers directed by Paolo Genovese
Best Director: Daniele Luchetti for Call Me Francis
Best Debut Director: Them who? directed by Francesco Micciché and Fabio Bonifacci
SNCCI Audience and Critics Award: Roberto Andò for Le confessioni
Movie&Art TaorminaFilmFest Award: Marco Giallini
RAI Com Award for Best Italian foreign release: They Call Me Jeeg directed by Gabriele Mainetti
Best Movie Award: Gabriele Mainetti for They Call Me Jeeg
Excellence Award: Patty Pravo
International Movie Award: Sophie Turner
Best Actor: Claudio Santamaria for They Call Me Jeeg
Best Actress: Paola Cortellesi for The Last Will Be the Last
Special Ferragamo Parfums Award for Best Actress: Anna Foglietta for Perfect Strangers
Best Movie’s poll for best film: The Last Will Be the Last directed by Massimiliano Bruno
Best Supporting Actor: Alessandro Borghi for Suburra
Best Supporting Actress: Matilde Gioli for Belli di papà and Un posto sicuro
Excellence Award: Claudio Brachino
Excellence Award We World: Carolina Crescentini
Excellence Award: Laura Delli Colli
3rd Starlight Cinema Awards
Career Award: Ottavia Piccolo
Career Award: Giancarlo De Cataldo
International Award: Moon So-ri
Best Directorial Debut: Gabriele Mainetti for They Call Me Jeeg
Best Actor: Claudio Santamaria for They Call Me Jeeg
Best Short: La (ri) partenza directed by Milena Mancini and Vinicio Marchioni
Social Trend Topic Award: Tini, la nuova vita di Violetta
5th Green Drop Film Festival
Green Drop Award: Voyage of Time directed by Terrence Malick and Spira Mirabilis directed by Massimo D'Anolfi and Martina Parenti
