77th Venice International Film Festival

The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition. The Ties, directed by Daniele Luchetti, was the opening film, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival.

The Golden Lion was awarded to Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao. The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Michel Franco's New Order. The Volpi Cup for Best Actor was won by Pierfrancesco Favino for Padrenostro, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress was won by Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman. The Silver Lion for Best Direction was awarded to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie Wife of a Spy.

Main Competition (Venezia 77)

 * Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and producer - Jury President
 * Matt Dillon, American actor
 * Veronika Franz, Austrian director and screenwriter
 * Joanna Hogg, British director and screenwriter
 * Nicola Lagioia, Italian author
 * Christian Petzold, German director and screenwriter
 * Ludivine Sagnier, French actress and model

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Claire Denis, French filmmaker - Jury President
 * Oskar Alegria, Spanish director
 * Francesca Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter
 * Katriel Schory, former Israel Film Fund topper
 * Christine Vachon, American producer

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

 * Claudio Giovannesi, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Rémi Bonhomme, Marrakech International Film Festival artistic director
 * Dora Bouchoucha, Tunisian producer

Venice Virtual Reality

 * Céline Tricart, American 3D and virtual reality expert
 * Asif Kapadia, British director
 * Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game author and pioneer

Official Sections
The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020.

In Competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:


 * Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

In Competition
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:

Short Films Competition
Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Venice Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:

In competition
The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica):

Giornate degli Autori
The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:

Official Awards
The following official awards were presented at the 77th edition:

In Competition

 * Golden Lion: Nomadland by Chloé Zhao
 * Grand Jury Prize: New Order by Michel Franco
 * Silver Lion: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Wife of a Spy
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Pierfrancesco Favino for Padrenostro
 * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Chaitanya Tamhane for The Disciple
 * Special Jury Prize: Dear Comrades! by Andrei Konchalovsky
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Rouhollah Zamani for Sun Children

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Best Film: The Wasteland by Ahmad Bahrami
 * Best Director: Lav Diaz for Genus Pan
 * Special Jury Prize: Listen by Ana Rocha de Sousa
 * Best Actress: Khansa Batma for Zanka Contact
 * Best Actor: Yahya Mahayni for The Man Who Sold His Skin
 * Best Screenplay: The Predators by Pietro Castellitto
 * Best Short Film: Entre tú y milagros by Mariana Saffon

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

 * Ann Hui
 * Tilda Swinton