Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Compare Golden Lion winners from the 2021–2026 festival editions, ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition. Only winners of this specific award are included.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 6 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | PT Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States | 2023 | 95.8 | 79.0 | 90.1 | 95.7 | 🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 141 min | |
| 2 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 3 | H Audrey Diwan · France | 2021 | 94.6 | 75.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 4 | WU May el-Toukhy · Denmark; Sweden; Latvia | 2026 | 93.9~ | 71.7 | 87.9 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2026 | Drama | 124 min | |
| 5 | FM Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan | 2025 | 92.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 6 | TR Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2024 | 92.6 | 70.3 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2024 | Drama | 107 min |
This collection contains 6 films with the Golden Lion during 2021–2026. Only main competition films and their recorded awards are covered; other festival sections are outside this selection.
Poor Things leads this Total Score ranking with 95.8. Poor Things has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (79.0). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has one of the highest known Critics scores (92.8). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Yorgos Lanthimos · 2023 · 141 min
Audience 79.0 · Critics 90.1 · Total 95.8
Venice 2023: Golden Lion
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Audrey Diwan · 2021 · 100 min
Audience 75.7 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2021: Golden Lion
Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.