The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. The Ties, directed by Daniele Luchetti, was selected as the opening film, the first Italian film in 11 years to open the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao. The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Mexican-French art film thriller New Order. The Volpi Cup for Best Actor was won by Pierfrancesco Favino and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress was won by Vanessa Kirby. The Silver Lion for Best Direction was awarded to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie Wife of a Spy. Jury Main Competition (Venezia 77) Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (Jury President) Matt Dillon, American actor Veronika Franz, Austrian director and screenwriter Joanna Hogg, British director and screenwriter Nicola Lagioia, Italian author Christian Petzold, German director and screenwriter Ludivine Sagnier, French actress and model Horizons Claire Denis, French director and screenwriter (Jury President) Oskar Alegria, Spanish director Francesca Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter Katriel Schory, former Israel Film Fund topper Christine Vachon, American producer Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film Claudio Giovannesi, Italian director and screenwriter (Jury President) Rémi Bonhomme, Marrakech International Film Festival artistic director Dora Bouchoucha, Tunisian producer Venice Virtual Reality Céline Tricart, American 3D and virtual reality expert Asif Kapadia, British director Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game author and pioneer Official selection The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020. In Competition The following films were selected for the main international competition: Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner. Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: Horizons The following films were selected for the Horizons () section: Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively. Venice Classics The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August: Autonomous sections International Critics' Week The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week (): Giornate degli Autori The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section: Awards Official selection The following