Venice, 2008

Golden Lion
The Wrestler (2008)

Silver Lion for the best director
Aleksei German Jr., Paper Soldier (2008)

Special Jury Prize
Teza (2008)

Coppa Volpi for the best actor
Silvio Orlando, Giovanna's Father (2008)

Coppa Volpi for the best actress
Dominique Blanc, The Other One (2008)

Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress
Jennifer Lawrence, The Burning Plain (2008)

Osella for Best Cinematography
Alisher Khamidhodjaev & Maxim Drozdov, Paper Soldier (2008)

Osella for Best Screenplay
Haile Gerima, Teza (2008)

Special Lion for Overall Work
Werner Schroeter

Luigi de Laurentis Award for a Debut Film
Mid-August Lunch (2008)

In Competition

• Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
• BirdWatchers (2008)
• The Burning Plain (2008)
• Giovanna's Father (2008)
• The Hurt Locker (2008)
• Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
• Inland (2008)
• Jerichow (2008)
• Milk (2008) (Kaplanoglu)
• The Other One (2008)
• Paper Soldier (2008)
• A Perfect Day (2008)
• Plastic City (2008)
• Ponyo (2008)
• Rachel Getting Married (2008)
• The Seed of Discord (2008)
• The Sky Crawlers (2008)
• Teza (2008)
• This Night (2008)
• Vegas: Based on a True Story (2008)
• The Wrestler (2008)