Golden Osella

History

The Golden Osella was first established in 1987 as part of the 44th Venice International Film Festival and was awarded for over two decades, making it one of the festival's most distinctive prizes. Since its inception, it has recognized excellence across a range of cinematic fields, including direction, screenplay, cinematography, production design, costume design, music score, and editing. It is inspired by the osella tradition dating back to the 15th century in the Venetian Republic, where the Doge would distribute these silver medallions to members of the Maggior Consiglio or other distinguished citizens. Each medallion bore unique engravings, often featuring the Doge's likeness or scenes from Venetian life, symbolizing the recipient's esteemed place in the city.

Over the decades, the official festival jury has selected Golden Osella recipients based on films in the main competition. The first winners were Luciano Ricceri, Nana Cecchi, Sten Holmberg, David Mamet, and Richard Robbins for their work in The Gold Rimmed Glasses, Hip Hip Hurrah!, House of Games, and Maurice, respectively. From 1999 to 2003, no Golden Osella was presented, although screenplay awards were given to One Hundred Steps (2000) and Y tu mamá también (2001), with technical awards going to Far from Heaven (2002) and Good Morning, Night (2003). It was reintroduced in 2004 with a Special Golden Osella presented to Studio Ghibli for Howl's Moving Castle, marking the only occasion that the award was given to a production studio. The Golden Osella was last given out in 2012. Starting from the following year, a screenplay award is presented in a traditional format as a metal lion, distinct from the osella.

As of 2012, Sooni Taraporevala, Cuca Canals, Paz Alicia Garciadiego, and Anne Fontaine are the only female screenwriters to have won the award for their respective works on Mississippi Masala, The Tit and the Moon, Dry Cleaning, and Deep Crimson. Additionally, Nana Cecchi, Dominique Auvray, Mónica Chirinos, Marisa Pecanins, and Sylvie Olivé have been honored for their outstanding technical contributions, specifically in The Gold Rimmed Glasses, No Fear, No Die, Deep Crimson and Mr. Nobody. Deep Crimson holds the distinction of being the only film to receive three awards, while The Gold Rimmed Glasses is the only other multiple winner, having claimed two awards.

Three Colours: Blue and Lust, Caution are the only films that have also won the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion.

Winners

; Notes : ✶ indicates work in direction : ✧ indicates work in screenplay : ‡ indicates work in cinematography : § indicates work in production design : ∞ indicates work in costume design : ※ indicates work in music score : ⁂ indicates work in editing

References

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4. "Gli occhiali d'oro". Venice Biennale.
5. "Hip, Hip, Hurra!". Venice Biennale.
6. "House of Games". Venice Biennale.
7. "Maurice". Venice Biennale.
8. "Černyj monach". Venice Biennale.
9. "Burning Secret". Venice Biennale.
10. "Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes". Venice Biennale.
11. "Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios". Venice Biennale.
12. "Australia". Venice Biennale.
13. "I Want to Go Home". Venice Biennale.
14. "Ragazzi fuori". Venice Biennale.
15. "S'en fout la mort". Venice Biennale.
16. "Edinstvenijat svidetel". Venice Biennale.
17. "Allemagne neuf zéro". Venice Biennale.
18. "Mississippi Masala". Venice Biennale.
19. "Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein". Venice Biennale.
20. "Un, deux, trois, soleil". Venice Biennale.
21. "Trois couleurs: Bleu". Venice Biennale.
22. "Dung che sai duk". Venice Biennale.
23. "Lamerica". Venice Biennale.
24. "La teta y la luna". Venice Biennale.
25. "Det, yani dokhtar". Venice Biennale.
26. "In the Bleak Midwinter". Venice Biennale.
27. "Maboroshi no hikari". Venice Biennale.
28. "Profundo carmesi". Venice Biennale.
29. "Chinese Box". Venice Biennale.
30. "Nettoyage à sec". Venice Biennale.
31. "Ossos". Venice Biennale.
32. "Conte d'automne". Venice Biennale.
33. "La nube". Venice Biennale.
34. "L'albero delle pere". Venice Biennale.
35. "Hauru no ugoku shiro". Venice Biennale.
36. "Good Night, and Good Luck". Venice Biennale.
37. "Les Amants réguliers". Venice Biennale.
38. "Children of Men". Venice Biennale.
39. "The Queen". Venice Biennale.
40. "It's a Free World...". Venice Biennale.
41. "Se, jie". Venice Biennale.
42. "Bumazhnyy soldat". Venice Biennale.
43. "Teza". Venice Biennale.
44. "Life During Wartime". Venice Biennale.
45. "Mr. Nobody". Venice Biennale.
46. "Balada triste de trompeta". Venice Biennale.
47. "Ovsyanki". Venice Biennale.
48. "Alpeis". Venice Biennale.
49. "Wuthering Heights". Venice Biennale.
50. "È stato il figlio". Venice Biennale.
51. "Après mai". Venice Biennale.