On September 9, 2006, the international juries have assigned the official awards of the 63rd Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion for best film to Jia Zhangke’s Sanxia Haoren (Still Life).

Golden Lion:
2006: Sanxia Haoren (Still Life) by Jia Zhang-Ke
2005: Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee
1999: Not One Less by Zhang Yimou
1994: Before the Rain by Milcho Manchevski and Aiqing wansui - Vive l'amour by Tsai Ming-liang
1992: Qui Ju da guansi by Zhang Yimou
1989: Beiqing shenghsi by Hou Xiaoxian