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Xin Zhilei, winner of the Coppa Volpi award for best actress for 'The Sun Rises on Us All', poses for photographers at the awards photo call during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Invision/AP)

The 82nd Venice Film Festival may be over, but the conversations on the films that premiered, the things people said, the clothes they wore, and how it affects the Oscar race are still going.

Here’s a rundown of the big moments and takeaways from this year’s edition.

What won big at the Venice Film Festival?

Jim Jarmusch’s quiet film “Father Mother Sister Brother” took the top prize, the Golden Lion. It was a surprise to many who expected that honor to go to “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which ende

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