WINNERS OF THE 2018 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

"Roma", Alfonso Cuaron's family drama that is loosely based on the director's childhood in Mexico City, took the top prize of the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival. This is Netflix's first major win at a film fest and the streaming service plans for a theatrical run for the film in December. Netflix had another showing with the Coen Brothers as they received the Best Screenplay Award for their latest, "The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs" which was originally planned as a television series for the channel but later changed to a feature film.

Jacques Audiard, the acclaimed French filmmaker, received the Best Director Award for his first English-language film, "The Brothers Sisters". This western dark comedy is about two hit-men brothers on the trail of their mark during the California gold rush.

Another film that entered Venice with a lot of buzz was "The Favourite", Yorgos Lanthimos' period-costume drama, and it took home the runner-up Grand Jury Prize. Olivia Colman, who plays the British Queen Anne in the film, received the Best Actress Award. The Best Actor Award went to Willem Dafoe who plays Vincent van Gogh in "At Eternity's Gate", Julian Schnabel's bio-pic which explores the final days of the Dutch painter.

And Jennifer Kent, who made a splash with her debut in 2014 with the horror film, "The Babadook", won a Special Jury Prize for her follow-up feature, "The Nightingale". This Australian period thriller set in a British penal colony tells the story of a young female ex-con seeking revenge against a British officer who harmed her family. Baykali Ganambarr, who won the Best New Young Performer Prize for the film, plays an Aboriginal tracker who helps her on her quest.

Here is a list of winners from the 2018 Venice Film Festival:

Golden Lion: "Roma"



Grand Jury Prize: "The Favourite"
Silver Lion, Best Director: Jacques Audiard, "The Sisters Brothers"
Volpi Cup, Best Actress: Olivia Colman, "The Favourite"
Volpi Cup, Best Actor: Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity’s Gate"
Best Screenplay: Joel & Ethan Coen, "The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs"
Special Jury Prize: "The Nightingale"
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Performer: Baykali Ganambarr, "The Nightingale"

The Horizons (Orizzonti) Section

Best Film: "Manta Ray"



Best Director: Emir Baigazin, "Ozen (The River)"



Special Jury Prize: "Anons (The Announcement)"
Best Actress: Natalya Kudryashova, "The Man Who Surprised Everyone"
Best Actor: Kais Nasif, "Tel Aviv On Fire"
Best Screenplay: Pema Tseden, "Jinpa"



Best Short Film: "Kado"
Lion of the Future, Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: "The Day I Lost My Shadow"