Spanish actress Penelope Cruz took home the best actress award for her part in Pedro Almodóvar’s movie "Parallel Mothers", at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival on Saturday night.
Cruz posed with the Coppa Volpi on the red carpet where she dazzled in a strapless shimmering silver off-the-shoulder gown.
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The 78th Venice Film Festival has taken place from 1-11 September and is considered one of the world's oldest awards ceremonies and one of the 'Big Five' events. It kicked off with the world premiere of “Parallel Mothers”.
Parallel Mothers sees Cruz as Janis, one of two women who meet in a hospital room where they are both about to give birth.
The Spanish film queen portrays a middle-aged mother who doesn’t regret falling pregnant, while Aitana Sánchez-Gijón stars as an adolescent terrified by the prospect of having a child.
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Other winners included French director Audrey Diwan receiving the Golden Lion for the abortion drama “L’Evenement” (Happening). Twenty-one movies were vying for the prize.
Diwan is the sixth woman to win the prize. Others include Zhao's “Nomadland”, Margarethe Von Trotta's “Marianne & Juliane”, Agnès Varda's “Vagabond”, Mira Nair's “Monsoon Wedding", and Sofia Coppola's “Somewhere”.
“L’Evenement” centered around a pregnant French college student who embarks on a search for an abortion.
Paolo Sorrentino also took the runner-up prize, the Silver Lion, for his semi-autobiographical movie “The Hand of God,” while Jane Campion scored the Silver Lion for best director for “The Power of her Dog”.
Moreover, Maggie Gyllenhaal won the best screenplay for her adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2008 novel “The Lost Daughter,” which witnesses her debut as a writer-director.
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See the list of 2021 winners:
Golden Lion: Audrey Diwan, "Happening"
Grand Jury Prize: Paolo Sorrentino, "The Hand of God"
Silver Lion for Best Director: Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Parallel Mothers"
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: John Arcilla, "On the Job: The Missing 8"
Best Screenplay Award: Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Lost Daughter"
Special Jury Prize: Michelangelo Frammartino, "Il Buco"
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Young Actor: Filippo Scotti, "The Hand of God"
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