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Venice Film Festival
Directors with the Most Wins for the Golden Lion
This list features directors that have won the most Golden Lion awards at the Venice Film Festival.
RANK | DIRECTOR | FILMS IN CONTENTION | WINS | WINNING FILMS | COUNTRY |
1 | Louis Malle | 4 | 2 | Atlantic City (1980) Au revoir les enfants (1987) | France |
2 | Zhang Yimou | 4 | 2 | The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Not One Less (1999) | China |
3 | André Cayatte | 3 | 2 | Justice Is Done (1950) Tomorrow is My Turn (1960) | France |
4 | Ang Lee | 2 | 2 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) Lust, Caution (2007) | Taiwan; USA |
References
Wikipedia contributors, 2025. Golden Lion. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Lion#Multiple_Winners [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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