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Venice 2026: the full winners list in one place

Golden Lion: Woman Unknown (May el-Toukhy), from a jury led by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Silver Lion grand jury prize: Possible Love (Lee Chang-dong). Special jury prize: NAZA (Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor). Best director: Ilya Khrzhanovsky for DAU. Best actor: John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine. Best actress: Mathilde Arcel, Woman Unknown.

Context from The A.V. Club: el-Toukhy is the first woman to win the Golden Lion since Laura Poitras in 2022, and NAZA set Venice's record for the longest standing ovation. Outlook India noted no Indian winners this year.