Venice Film Festival Reveals 2026 Award Winners
Who will win the Golden Lion from Maggie Gyllenhaal's competition jury? Venice will name all the winners today at the Sala Grande ceremony.
John Malkovich won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in the dark comedy Wild Horse Nine. He played a cynical CIA officer in the film. Malkovich, 72, was not present at the ceremony but sent a videotaped message, in which he said he was "humbled" to receive the award.
The Venice Film Festival also awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film to May El-Toukhy's drama film Woman Unknown, which also took the best actress award. According to Euronews, the film Woman Unknown had been a major talking point of the festival due to its subject matter.
Other winners at the festival included the Special Jury Prize, which went to the Gaza documentary Naza. John Malkovich's film Wild Horse Nine, also received a standing ovation at its premiere, with his co-star Sam Rockwell's performance also drawing attention.
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