official awards were presented at the 77th edition: In Competition Golden Lion: Nomadland by Chloé Zhao Grand Jury Prize: New Order by Michel Franco Silver Lion: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Wife of a Spy Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Pierfrancesco Favino for Padrenostro Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Chaitanya Tamhane for The Disciple Special Jury Prize: Dear Comrades! by Andrei Konchalovsky Marcello Mastroianni Award: Rouhollah Zamani for Sun Children Horizons (Orizzonti) Best Film: The Wasteland, Ahmad Bahrami Best Director: Lav Diaz, Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan) Special Jury Prize: Listen, Ana Rocha de Sousa Best Actress: Khansa Batma, Zanka Contact Best Actor: Yahya Mahayni, The Man Who Sold His Skin Best Screenplay: I Predatori, Pietro Castellitto Best Short Film: Entre tú y milagros, Mariana Saffon Special Awards Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement: Ann Hui and Tilda Swinton References External links 77 2020 film festivals 2020 in Italian cinema Film Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema