53rd Venice International Film Festival (1996)

Golden Lion:

	Basquiat (Julian Schnabel - United States)
	Brigands / Brigands, chapitre VII (Otar Iosseliani - France, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Georgia)
	Buddha Bless America / 太平天國 (Wu Nien-jen - Taiwan)
	Carla's Song (Ken Loach - United Kingdom, Spain, Germany)
	Chronicle of a Disappearance / سجل اختفاء (Elia Suleiman - Israel, Palestine)
	Deep Crimson / Profundo carmesí (Arturo Ripstein - Mexico)
	For Ever Mozart (Jean-Luc Godard - France, Switzerland)
	The Funeral (Abel Ferrara - United States)
	Ilona Arrives with the Rain / Ilona llega con la lluvia (Sergio Cabrera - Colombia, Italy, Spain)
	Men, Women: A User's Manual / Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (Claude Lelouch - France)
	Michael Collins (Neil Jordan - Ireland, United Kingdom, United States)
	The Ogre / Der Unhold (Volker Schlöndorff - France, Germany, United Kingdom)
	Party (Manoel de Oliveira - France, Portugal)
	Ponette (Jacques Doillon - France)
	Sacred Silence / Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio (Antonio Capuano - Italy)
	Vesna Goes Fast / Vesna va veloce (Carlo Mazzacurati - Italy, France)

Grand Special Jury Prize:

Brigands by Otar Iosseliani

Volpi Cup for Best Actor:

Liam Neeson for Michael Collins

Volpi Cup for Best Actress:

Victoire Thivisol for Ponette

Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor:

Chris Penn for The Funeral

Best Original Screenplay:

Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Best Original Music:

David Mansfield for Profundo carmesí

Best Production Design:

Profundo carmesí by Mónica Chirinos e Marisa Pecanins

Honorable Mention:

Jan Sverák for Kolya