Joker wins Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, will it be close to the Oscars? [PHOTOS]

The 2019 Venice International Film Festival has concluded and this year's edition has announced its winners. The Golden Lion, the main award for best film at the festival, went to "Joker", by Todd Phillips. The filmmaker collected the award along with Joaquin Phoenix, who delivers an extraordinary performance as the famous villain in the film.

It is the first time that a film about a character from superhero comics has received the most important recognition from one of the most prestigious festivals in the world. Although "Joker" has little to do with most of these movies: it is the dark portrait of how aspiring comedian Arthur Fleck, raised by his mother to "bring laughter and joy to the world," gradually becomes a ruthless killer.

The jury thus applauds one of the most acclaimed films by critics during the festival, and places it in a notable springboard for the Oscars.

Golden Lion: "Joker", by Todd Phillips.

Jury Grand Prize: An Officer and a Spy, by Roman Polanski.

Silver Lion for Best Director: Roy Andersson, for About Endlessness.

Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Ariane Ascaride, for Gloria Mundi.

Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Luca Marinelli, for Martin Eden.

Best Screenplay: Yonfan, for No. 7 Cherry Lane.

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress: Toby Wallace, for Babyteeth.

Best Film in the Horizons Section: Atlantis, by Valentyn Vasyanovych.

Opera Prima Award: You Will Die At 20, by Amjad Abu Alala.

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