Awards
- Golden Lion:
- Neil Jordan for Michael Collins
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Brigands, chapitre VII by Otar Iosseliani
- Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Best Original Music - David Mansfield for Profundo carmesí
- Best Set Design - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - Liam Neeson for Michael Collins
- Best Actress - Victoire Thivisol for Ponette
- Best Supporting Performer - Chris Penn for The Funeral
- Honorable Mention:
- Jan Sverák for Kolya
- The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- Ken Loach for Carla's Song
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- Chronicle of a Disappearance by Elia Suleiman
- Career Golden Lion:
- Robert Altman
- Michèle Morgan
- Vittorio Gassman
- Dustin Hoffman
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Alex van Warmerdam for De jurk
- Pascale Ferran for L'âge des possibles
- Jacques Doillon for Ponette
- OCIC Award:
- Jacques Doillon for Ponette
- Abel Ferrara for The Funeral
- OCIC Special Award:
- La porta del cielo
- OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- Ivan Fila for Lea
- UNICEF Award:
- Volker Schlöndorff for Der Unhold
- CICT-IFTC Award:
- Small Wonders by Allan Miller
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film - The Portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion
- Best Actor - Fabrizio Bentivoglio for Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio
- Best Actress - Tereza Zajickova for Vesna va veloce
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- Roberto Perpignani
- Carlo Lizzani
- FEDIC Award:
- Voci nel tempo by Franco Piavoli
- Little Golden Lion:
- Claude Lelouch for Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi
- Elvira Notari Prize:
- Monica Pellizzari for Fistful of Flies
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- Jacques Doillon for Ponette
- 'CinemAvvenire' Award:
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
- Best First Work - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
- Kodak Award:
- Ugo Chiti for Albergo Roma:
- AIACA Award:
- Stefano Gigli for Il fratello minore
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