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A chronological list of winners of the highest film prize at the Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion and its historical predecessors. Founded in 1932, Venice is the world’s oldest film festival and one of the major international film festivals alongside Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. Today, the Golden Lion is awarded by the festival’s international jury to the best film in the main competition and has become one of the most prestigious prizes in world cinema. The festival is held annually on the Lido as part of the Venice Biennale.Notes:<blockquote>• The inaugural 1932 festival was non-competitive and had no official awards; audience referendums were held in several categories instead. • From 1934 to 1942, the festival’s highest award was the Coppa Mussolini, which was often presented separately to the best Italian and best foreign film. • The official 1938 winner Olympia is represented on Letterboxd by its two parts, Festival of the Nations and Festival of Beauty. • The 1940–1942 wartime festivals featured participation largely limited to Axis countries and their sympathisers. Although later excluded from the festival’s official numbering, their awards remain part of the Biennale’s historical record and are included here. The festival was suspended from 1943 to 1945. • In 1946, The Southerner was selected as Best Film by the press commission. • In 1947 and 1948, the highest award was the Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia. • In 1949, the Golden Lion of St Mark was introduced as the festival’s highest film prize and was later known simply as the Golden Lion. • In 1953, no Golden Lion was awarded after the jury concluded that no film sufficiently prevailed over the others and requested permission not to award the prize. • In 1956, no Golden Lion was awarded after the jury was unable to choose between The Burmese Harp and Calle Mayor. • In 1959, the Golden Lion was awarded jointly to General Della Rovere and The Great War. • In 1962, the Golden Lion was awarded jointly to Family Diary and Ivan's Childhood. • From 1969 to 1979, the Golden Lion was not awarded during a prolonged non-competitive period. The regular Film Festival was not held in 1973 and 1978; the 1974–1977 period instead featured alternative and special cinema programmes, with 1974 and 1977 excluded from the festival’s official numbering • In 1980, the Golden Lion was awarded jointly to Atlantic City and Gloria. • In 1993, the Golden Lion was awarded jointly to Short Cuts and Three Colours: Blue. • In 1994, the Golden Lion was awarded jointly to Before the Rain and Vive L'Amour. • Under the festival’s current regulations, joint winners are no longer permitted.</blockquote>This list is a branch of my <a href="https://boxd.it/iIlA6" rel="nofollow">🎖️ Awards Masterlist</a> project.