Venice Awards 2008

At the weekend the Venice Film Festival Awards 2008 were handed out.

The Wrestler, written by Robert D. Siegel and directed by Darren Aronofsky, won The Golden Lion.

The Special Jury Prize went to Teza, which was written and directed by Haile Gerima. Gerima also won the Best Screenplay award.

Hunger, which was co-written by Steve McQueen and Edna Walsh, and directed by Steve McQueen, won the Gucci Group Award.

A full list of all the awards can be viewed here.