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Sept. 10, 2023 / 12:20 PM

Emma Stone's 'Poor Things' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival

Cailee Spaeny poses with the Volpi Cup for Best Actress Award for "Priscilla" at the winner's photocall at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI

1 of 5 | Cailee Spaeny poses with the Volpi Cup for Best Actress Award for "Priscilla" at the winner's photocall at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Poor Things -- starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo -- scored the top prize of the Golden Lion for Best Feature at the Venice Film Festival this weekend.

The Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize went to Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and the Silver Lion for Best Director was presented to Matteo Garrone for Io Capitano.

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Cailee Spaeny was named Best Actress for Priscilla and Peter Sarsgaard won the Best Actor trophy for Memory.

Guillermo Calderón and Pablo Larrain earned the honor for writing El Conde.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay attends the red carpet event for her new movie "Origin" at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on September 7, 2023. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI | License Photo

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