The 67th Venice Film Festival has come to an end. Director Sofia Coppola, whose "Lost in Translation" won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2003, won the Golden Lion Award for her new film "Somewhere".
An emotional Quentin Tarantino announced thejury's selection.
Quentin Tarantino, Venice Festival Jury President, said, "I have to say, it's my tremendous honor..."
When asked about how the jury decided the Golden Lion Winner, Quentin Tarantino said it was the film that wouldn't go away.
And that film, at the 67th Venice Film Festival, was Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere".
Sofia Coppola said, "I was excited that we were coming back to Venice, and that we were going to get a prize for the film. But I never had any idea that I would get to bring a Gold Lion home. I can't wait to call the actors and my parents."
The story is about an up-and-coming star whose days are divided between five-stars hotels, Ferraris and beautiful women, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.
Director Coppola has described the film, which made its world premiere at Venice, as a "portrait of today's L.A."
Coppola herself grew up in the world of film. Her father is Francis Ford Coppola, who directed the "God Father" series.
Much of "Somewhere" takes place in hotels, and Coppola reminisced that she and her family spent a lot of time growing up in hotels while her director father was out on location.
Other awards included the Silver Lion for best director, which went to Alex de la Iglesia, for his "The Last Circus". The Spanish director also won the best screenplay award for the film.
The top actor award was given to Vincent Gallo, who played a terror suspect plotting his escape in the film "Essential Killing".
Ariane Labed won the best actress prize for the Greek father-daughter drama "Attenberg".