Alexander Sokurov accepts the award for the "Golden Lion" for Faust, voted the Best Film from the Official Competition by the main jury.
Michael Fassbender accepts the award for Best Actor in the film Shame.
The main jury of the festival consisted of (left to right) André Techiné (France), Alba Rohrwacher (Italy), Mario Martone (Italy), Todd Haynes (USA), David Byrne (UK/USA), Eija-Liisa Ahtila (Finland), and president Darren Aronofsky (USA)