VENICE, Italy -- George Clooney and Ang Lee shared in the Venetian spoils with Clooney's "Goodnight, and Good Luck" walking away with the best screenplay and actor nods while Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" was awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the closing awards ceremonies for the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday night.

Lee, whose touching love portrait of two gay cowboys played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal set the Lido abuzz following its screening last week was awarded the prize by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, in town for a lifetime achievement award. "I am so glad (the film) has prevailed and has been accepted so well here," said Lee who also thanked his producers from Focus Features.

Speaking at a press conference following the awards Lee said he had just landed in Toronto for the festival there on Saturday when he was instructed to turn right around and head back to Venice.

"This is my Toronto face," he joked. "In some ways it is not important that we win the award because we make it for people to share in the experience. But then again it is great to get the approval."

Due to his Italian residency and self-deprecating charm, Clooney quickly emerged as this year's media darling and his sophomore directorial effort, which was a filmed in black-and-white account of the broadcast battles between Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare, was equally admired among festival-goers.

And thus heading into Saturday's Award Gala held this year on the Lido in the Grand Sala of the Casino, both "Brokeback" and "Goodnight" were the odds on favorites. David Strathairn's best actor Volpi for his spot-on role as Murrow seemed a foregone conclusion and the question remained whether the seven-member jury -- headed up by Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti -- would tip their hat to Clooney or Lee. In the end, it was both.

"This screenplay was written 51 years ago by Edward R. Murrow," said Clooney in English after quickly interrupting his attempt to accept the award in his admittedly broken Italian. "And (Murrow) taught us a lesson about our responsibility to always question authority. And he also said that we as a world community should compete not only in the area of bombs but in ideas as well," he said.

With a chance to one-up his director, Strathairn reading from prepared comments, spoke smooth Italian for the near entirety of his acceptance speech.

"At the core of this is what Edward R. Murrow said," said Strathairn. "Three-fifths of our script was from him and that is the underlying effect."

Abel Ferrara was awarded the Special Jury prize for his film, a contemporary biblical tale "Mary," while Italian actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno was awarded the best actress Volpi for her role in Cristina Commencini's "La Bestia Nel Cuore" ("Don't Tell").

French director Philippe Garrel was awarded the Silver Lion for best director for "Les Amants Reguliers," which was also won the technical award for photography. In addition to Miyazaki, a second lifetime achievement award was given to Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli.

A complete list of winners follows.

GOLDEN LION FOR BEST FILM
Ang Lee "Brokeback Mountain"

SILVER LION FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Philippe Garrel for "Les Amants Reguliers"

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Abel Ferrara for "Mary"

COLPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTOR
David Strathairn for "Goodnight, and Good Luck"

COLPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTRESS
Giovanna Mezzogiorno for "La Bestia Nel Cuore" (The Beast in the Heart)

OSCELLA FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Gorge Clooney and Grant Heslov for "Goodnight, and Good Luck"

OSELLA FOR OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION
William Lubtchansky for "Les Amants Reguliers

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Menothy Cesar fort "Vers Le Sud"

SPECIAL LION
Isabelle Huppert for "Gabrielle"

HORIZONS PRIZE
Lech Kowalski for "East of Paradise"

HORIZONS DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
Aleksey Fedortchenko for "Pervye Lune" (The First on the Moon"

LION OF THE FUTURE
Gela Babluani for "13" (Tzameti)

SHORT FILMS AWARDS

CITROEN SHORT SUPER-SHORT LION FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Lin Chien-ping for "Xiaozhan"

UIP PRIZE FOR BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
Max Jacoby for "Butterflies"

SPECIAL MENTION
Leon Prudovsky for "Layla Afel"