Farrell, Blanchett win top acting prizes at 79th Venice Int'l Film Festival

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Farrell, Blanchett win top acting prizes at 79th Venice Int'l Film Festival

STORY: Farrell, Blanchett win top acting prizes at 79th Venice Int'l Film Festival DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: VENICE, Italy CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of photocall of the event STORYLINE: The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival came to a close on Saturday evening at the Lido island of the Italian lagoon city, with a ceremony to award prizes for winners in the main competition, the Horizons and other sections. Irish actor Colin Farrell won the Best Actor award for his performance in "The Banshees of Inisherin," a black comedy that focuses on two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one of them unexpectedly ends their friendship. Martin McDonagh, who wrote and directed the film, won the award for best screenplay, another Venice's major prize. The Best Actress went to Cate Blanchett for her role in "TAR," which centers on the first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra. Among other major Venice awards, the Silver Lion for

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