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Venice Film Festival awards

Overview

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival concluded with the Danish drama ‘Woman Unknown’, directed by May el-Toukhy, winning the Golden Lion for Best Film. The film, which examines the social consequences for women in post-WWII Denmark, was the only female-directed film in the main competition.

Mathilde Arcel received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her lead role as Marie, a housemaid navigating the aftermath of a relationship with a German soldier. In a rare move, the jury, presided over by Maggie Gyllenhaal, voted unanimously to award both the top film prize and the acting prize to the same production.

It was revealed that Arcel had been receiving unemployment benefits and had to return to Copenhagen to report to a local labor office just days before her award, as she had no other film engagements at the time.

Other festival winners included John Malkovich for Best Actor in ‘Wild Horse Nine’, Ilya Khrzhanovsky for Best Direction for ‘DAU’, and Lee Chang-dong for the Grand Jury Prize for ‘Possible Love’.

Entities

Maggie Gyllenhaal · May el-Toukhy · Venice Film Festival · Mathilde Arcel · Lee Chang-dong

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Woman Unknown wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

    The film ‘Woman Unknown’ won the Golden Lion at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, with lead actress Mathilde Arcel also receiving the Best Actress award.

  2. 5 days ago

    [CULTURE] 18 sources
    Woman Unknown wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

    May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’ won the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Mathilde Arcel also secured Best Actress for the Danish drama set in post-WWII Denmark.

Sources

amica.it · artesettima.it · baltictimes.com · bookandfilmglobe.com · cameraandlightmag.com · fifav.fr · film.interia.pl · kulturaliberalna.pl · lifestyleblog.it · living.corriere.it · moviezone.cz · ploshtadslaveikov.com · ramanmedianetwork.com · rmf24.pl · sentinelassam.com · soundvenue.com · story.hr · top50women.com · totalfilm.cz · tribunanoticias.mx · tv2kosmopol.dk · zaker.pl

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