The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions. The name derives from the ''osella'', a

medal A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

awarded by the

Doges of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ...

to various persons between 1521 and 1797.

Best Cinematography

Best Director

Best Original Music

Best Screenplay

Best Set Design

Outstanding Technical Contribution

References

External links

Venice Film Festival - Overview on ''IMDb''
{{Venice Film Festival Italian film awards Lists of films by award Venice Film Festival