second prize

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Ben Hania, who won second prize at the Venice Film Festival, said her movie invites the viewer to acknowledge that as a witness to an event, they have a measure of responsibility.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Last weekend, Woody and Orianna entered a pony competition at the Cork Summer Show, and the pair won second prize in their category.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023

Cannes‘ Grand Prix, its second prize, went to Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” a chilling Martin Amis adaptation about a German family living next door to Auschwitz.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

His other accolades include the Venice Film Festival's special jury prize in 1981 with "Sweet Dreams" and the Berlin Film Festival's second prize, the Silver Bear, in 1986 with "The Mass Is Ended."

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

On my last weekend at the yard, we actually won the second prize.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou