Golden Lion

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The Golden Lion is the top prize awarded for the best film at the prestigious Venice Film Festival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film award
film award
top prize
associatedEvent Venice Film Festival
surface form: Venice International Film Festival
awardCategory feature film
awardClass international film festival award
awardedFor best film in the main competition
awardedSince 20th century
awardedTo film director
film producers
awardFor best film
awardingFrequency annually
awardLevel highest honor at Venice Film Festival
comparedTo Golden Bear
Palme d’Or
country Italy
culturalSignificance major recognition in world cinema
domain international cinema
eligibility films in the main competition lineup
EnglishName Golden Lion self-linksurface differs
festivalEdition Venice Film Festival main competition
festivalSection main competition
field film
genreRestriction no specific genre restriction
hasComponent title of best film
trophy
hasItalianName Golden Lion self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leone d’Oro
isPartOf Venice Film Festival
surface form: Venice Film Festival awards
languageOfName English
Italian
locationOfCeremony Lido di Venezia
surface form: Venice Lido
medium cinema
namedAfter lion of Saint Mark
notableFor being one of the oldest major film festival awards
organizer Venice Biennale
surface form: La Biennale di Venezia
peerOf Golden Bear
Palme d’Or
presentedAt Venice Film Festival
presentedBy Venice Film Festival
presentedByOrganization Venice Biennale
surface form: La Biennale di Venezia
presentedIn Venice
scope international
selectionProcess chosen by an official festival jury
significance highest prize at the Venice Film Festival
status active
symbolOf Venice
trophyDepicts a winged lion
trophyMaterial metal
typeOf festival grand prize

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Golden Lion EnglishName Golden Lion self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Leone d’Oro
Sofia Coppola award Golden Lion
Venice Biennale awardGiven Golden Lion
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Ang Lee awardReceived Golden Lion
Gerhard Richter awardReceived Golden Lion
this entity surface form: Golden Lion (Venice Biennale)
Irene Papas awardReceived Golden Lion
this entity surface form: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Jean-Luc Godard awardReceived Golden Lion
this entity surface form: Golden Lion Honorary Award
Jenny Holzer awardReceived Golden Lion
this entity surface form: Golden Lion (Venice Biennale)
Luchino Visconti awardReceived Golden Lion
Roberto Rossellini awardReceived Golden Lion
Roma awardReceived Golden Lion
subject surface form: Roma (2018 film)
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The Wrestler awardReceived Golden Lion
Joker awarded Golden Lion
subject surface form: Joker (2019 film)
this entity surface form: Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
Special Jury Prize distinctionFrom Golden Lion
Golden Lion hasItalianName Golden Lion self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leone d’Oro
Venice Film Festival mainAward Golden Lion
Darren Aronofsky notableAward Golden Lion
Venice Biennale notableFor Golden Lion
this entity surface form: Golden Lion award