Golden Lion

The Golden Lion (Italian: Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.

This article is about the film award. For other uses, see Golden Lion (disambiguation).
Golden Lion
Leone d'oro (Italian)
LocationVenice
CountryItaly
Presented byVenice Film Festival
First awarded1949
Currently held byPoor Things (2023)
Websitelabiennale.org/cinema

The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (which was one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). In 1954, the prize was permanently named Golden Lion. Previously, the equivalent prize was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the Coppa Mussolini (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film. The Nazi film Jud Süß (Suss, the Jew), an Antisemitic propaganda film made at the behest of Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, won the festival's top award in 1940.

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