Overview

• The Biennale board approved the lifetime achievement award following a proposal by artistic director Alberto Barbera.
• At 92, Novak is celebrated for iconic roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Picnic and Una strega in paradiso.
• Barbera praised her independence and anticonformist spirit, noting she founded her own production company and fought for equal pay.
• The Leone d’Oro alla carriera honors her legacy as a free-spirited star who retired to an Oregon ranch to pursue painting and horses.
• Alexandre Philippe’s documentary explores her defining double role in Vertigo and incorporates her personal insights.