18th Venice International Film Festival

The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.^[1]

French filmmaker René Clair was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Aparajito by Satyajit Ray.

• René Clair, French filmmaker - Jury President^[2]
• Vittorio Bonicelli, Italian
• Miguel Perez Ferrero, Spanish
• Ettore Giannini, Italian screenwriter
• Penelope Houston, British film critic
• Arthur Knight, American film critic
• Ivan Pyryev, Soviet filmmaker

• Golden Lion: Aparajito by Satyajit Ray
• Silver Lion: Le Notti Bianche by Luchino Visconti
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Anthony Franciosa for A Hatful of Rain
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Dzidra Ritenberga for Malva

• Best Film: Aparajito by Satyajit Ray
• Best Actor: Anthony Franciosa for A Hatful of Rain
• Best Actress: Eva Marie Saint for A Hatful of Rain

• Something of Value by Richard Brooks

• Aparajito by Satyajit Ray

• A Hatful of Rain by Fred Zinnemann

• A Hatful of Rain by Fred Zinnemann

• Official website
• Venice Film Festival 1957 Awards on IMDb