9th Venice International Film Festival

The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.

Italian filmmaker Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the International Competition. The Grand International Prize of Venice was awarded to Hamlet by Laurence Olivier.

Jury

 * Luigi Chiarini, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic
 * Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic and author
 * Alberto Consiglio
 * Arturo Lanocita
 * Vinicio Marinucci
 * Mario Melloni
 * Giorgio Prosperi, Italian screenwriter
 * Andrew Félix Morlión

International Competition

 * Grand International Prize of Venice: Hamlet by Laurence Olivier
 * Best Italian Film: Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani
 * Silver Lion for Best Direction: Georg Wilhelm Pabst for The Trial
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ernst Deutsch for The Trial
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Jean Simmons for Hamlet
 * Golden Osella:
 * Best Original Screenplay: Graham Greene for The Fallen Idol
 * Best Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson for Hamlet
 * Best Original Music: Max Steiner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
 * Outstanding Technical Contribution: John Bryan for Oliver Twist

International Award

 * Louisiana Story for Robert J. Flaherty
 * The Fugitive for John Ford
 * La Terra Trema for Luchino Visconti

ANICA Cup

 * Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani

Cinecittà Cup

 * Duel in the Sun for David O. Selznick

ENIC Cup

 * Difficult Years for Luigi Zampa