Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite follow-up Poor Issues has taken the Golden Lion on the eightieth Venice Worldwide Movie Competition
The winners for the eightieth Venice Worldwide Movie Competition 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 checklist of main class winners from the Venice Movie Competition:Golden Lion: Poor Issues by Yorgos LanthimosGrand Jury Prize: Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke HamaguchiSpecial Jury Prize: Inexperienced Border by Agnieszka HollandSilver Lion: Matteo Garrone for Io capitanoVolpi Cup for Finest Actress: Cailee Spaeny for PriscillaVolpi Cup for Finest Actor: Peter Sarsgaard for MemoryGolden Osella for Finest Screenplay: Guillermo Calderón and Pablo Larraín for El CondeMarcello Mastroianni Award: Seydou Sarr for Io capitano
Yorgos Lanthimos has received on the Venice Movie Competition earlier than, taking residence 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 have 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 possibilities for a nomination, which many pundits already pegged it to get.
Poor Issues beat out some main competitors on the Venice Movie Competition, as Michael Mann’s Ferrari, David Fincher’s The Killer and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro have been all vying for the Golden Lion. The movie has had practically unanimous reward, with many pointing to Emma Stone taking residence her second Oscar. Her most up-to-date nod got here from Lanthimos’ personal The Favourite.
This yr’s jury for the Venice Movie Competition 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 foremost awards nominations come out? Might it’s one of many few films that wins each the Golden Lion and the Academy Award for Finest Image?
