Silver Lion
| Silver Lion | |
|---|---|
| Leone d'argento (Italian) | |
Brady Corbet, 2024 winner | |
| Awarded for | Best Direction |
| Location | Venice |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Venice Film Festival |
| First award | 1953 |
| Currently held by | Brady Corbet for The Brutalist |
| Website | labiennale |
The Silver Lion (Italian: Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film in the official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998.
The prize has been awarded irregularly and has gone through several changes of purpose. Between 1953 and 1994, the award was given infrequently to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the Golden Lion. At various times, the Silver Lion has also been awarded for debut films, short films, direction, and writing.
Since 1990, the Silver Lion has been presented to the director of a feature film in the official competition; Martin Scorsese was the first official winner of the award for Goodfellas, while Brady Corbet is the most recent winner for The Brutalist in 2024.