| Special Jury Prize | |
|---|---|
2025 recipient:Gianfranco Rosi | |
| Location | Venice |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Venice Film Festival |
| First award | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Gianfranco Rosi forBelow the Clouds (2025) |
| Website | labiennale |
TheSpecial Jury Prize is an official award given at theVenice Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition slate since 2013. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the festival, the runner-up to both the main awardGolden Lion and the second place awardGrand Jury Prize.
Philip Gröning was the first winner forThe Police Officer's Wife in2013.



| Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (70th) | The Police Officer's Wife | Die Frau des Polizisten | Philip Gröning | Germany | [1] |
| 2014 (71st) | Sivas | Kaan Müjdeci | Turkey, Germany | [2] | |
| 2015 (72nd) | Frenzy | Abluka | Emin Alper | France, Qatar, Turkey | [3] |
| 2016 (73rd) | The Bad Batch | Ana Lily Amirpour | United States | [4] | |
| 2017 (74th) | Sweet Country | Warwick Thornton | Australia | [5] | |
| 2018 (75th) | The Nightingale | Jennifer Kent | [6] | ||
| 2019 (76th) | The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be | La mafia non è più quella di una volta | Franco Maresco | Italy | [7] |
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (77th) | Dear Comrades! | Дорогие товарищи! | Andrei Konchalovsky | Russia | [8] |
| 2021 (78th) | Il buco | Michelangelo Frammartino | Italy, France, Germany | [9] | |
| 2022 (79th) | No Bears | خرس نیست | Jafar Panahi | Iran | |
| 2023 (80th) | Green Border | Zielona granica | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, Czech Republic, France, Belgium | |
| 2024 (81st) | April | აპრილი | Déa Kulumbegashvili | Georgia, Italy, France | [10] |
| 2025 (82nd) | Below the Clouds | Sotto le nuvole | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy | [11] |
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