Jury, headed by TheWrap film critic Alonso Duralde, also gave a special mention to Kuba Czekaj\u2019s \u201cBaby Bump\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Danish Girl,\u201d starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as early-20th-century transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, has just picked up one of its first awards as Oscar buzz for the movie builds at both Toronto and Venice film festivals.<\/p>\n
Director Tom Hooper accepted the Queer Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival on Friday for the movie\u2019s \u201cstraightforward and honest portrayal of gender issues within a marriage, presented in a handsome production that will bring its important message to a wide audience,\u201d organizers said.<\/p>\n
The Queer Lion is awarded annually to the \u201cbest movie with LGBT themes and queer culture\u201d among those presented at the Venice International Film Festival.<\/p>\n
The 2015 Queer Lion jury, headed by TheWrap\u2019s film critic Alonso Duralde, also gave a special mention to Kuba Czekaj\u2019s \u201cBaby Bump,\u201d a Polish film about a young teenager struggling to accept and understand the changes in his body.<\/p>\n