{
  "id": 6990494,
  "title": "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Jury Didn’t Award ‘Woman Unknown’ the Golden Lion Just Because It Was Directed by a Woman: It ‘Was Like a Laser Beam’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/maggie-gyllenhaals-venice-jury-didnt-award-woman-unknown-the-golden",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T20:55:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/maggie-gyllenhaal-woman-unknown-venice-win-not-statement-1236859872/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maggie Gyllenhaal presided over the Venice Film Festival jury. The Golden Lion award went to \"Woman Unknown\", directed by May el-Toukhy. According to Variety, Gyllenhaal had noted the lack of women filmmakers in the competition.\n\nThe film \"Woman Unknown\" is a post-war drama set in Denmark after World War II. It follows a housemaid whose past relationship with a German soldier threatens her future. The film's star, Mathilde Arcel, also won the best actress award, according to the South China Morning Post.\n\nThe jury also awarded the Silver Lion to \"Possible Love\" by South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong. The Special Jury Prize went to the documentary \"Naza\" co-directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Venice 2026 Winners: Red Carpet Underway With Sightings Of ‘Woman Unknown’ & ‘Possible Love’ Directors Alongside Jury – Updating Live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/venice-2026-winners-red-carpet-underway-with-sightings-of-woman",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:56:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Venice Film Festival Reveals Award Winners (Updating Live)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/venice-film-festival-reveals-award-winners-updating-live",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:57:04.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}