The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017.
Actress Annette Bening was the jury president of the award ceremony.
Actress Annette Bening was the jury president of the award ceremony.
- Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne opened the festival.
- The Golden Lion Award was given to American film The Shape of Water by Guillermo Del Toro.
List of Awardees
- Golden Lion: The Shape Of Water, dir: Guillermo del Toro
- Grand Jury Prize: Foxtrot, Samuel Maoz
- Silver Lion, Best Director: Xavier Legrand, Jusqu’à La Garde
- Volpi Cup, Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling, Hannah
- Volpi Cup, Best Actor: Kamel El Basha, The Insult
- Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Special Jury Prize: Sweet Country, Warwick Thornton
- Marcello Mastroianni Award for for Best New Young Actor or Actress: Charlie Plummer, Lean On Pete
- Best Film: Nico, 1988, Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Best Director: Vahid Jalilvand, No Date, No Signature
- Special Jury Prize: Caniba, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel
- Best Actress: Lyna Khoudri, Les Bienheureux
- Best Actor: Navid Mohammadzadeh, No Date, No Signature
- Best Screenplay: Los Versos Del Olvido, Alireza Khatami
- Best Short Film: Gros Chagrin, Céline Devaux
- Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film: Jusqu’à La Garde, Xavier Legrand
- Best Restoration: Idi I Smotri, Elem Klimov
- Best Documentary on Cinema: The Prince And The Dybbuk, Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski
- Best Virtual Reality: Arden’s Wake (Expanded), Eugene YK Chung
- Best VR Experience: La Camera Insabbiata, Laurie Anderson, Hsin-Chien Huang
- Best VR Story: Bloodless, Gina Kim
