Leopard of Honour

Life's work achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival

Award

Leopard of Honour

Awarded for| Auteur cinema, creative and audacious filmmaking
Country| Switzerland
Presented by| Locarno International Film Festival
First award| 1989
Final award| 2025
Currently held by| Alexander Payne

The Leopard of Honour is a life's work achievement award at the Locarno International Film Festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. The award has been given out since 1989. The award especially denotes recognition of auteur cinema and creative and audacious filmmaking. Starting in 2009, the prize was named in Italian after its sponsor, becoming the "Pardo d'onore Swisscom".

## Winners

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* 1989 – Ennio Morricone
* 1990 – Gian Maria Volonté
* 1991 – Jacques Rivette
* 1992 – Manoel de Oliveira
* 1993 – Samuel Fuller
* 1994 – Kira Muratova
* 1995 – Jean-Luc Godard
* 1996 – Werner Schroeter
* 1997 – Bernardo Bertolucci[1]
* 1998 – Joe Dante[2][3]
* 1999 – Daniel Schmid, Francesco Rosi, and Gerard Blain[4]
* 2000 – Paul Verhoeven and Paolo Villaggio
* 2001 – Chen Kaige, the Sundance Institute and Cahiers du Cinéma.[5][6]
* 2002 – Sydney Pollack[7]
* 2003 – Ken Loach[8]
* 2004 – Ermanno Olmi
* 2005 – Terry Gilliam, Abbas Kiarostami, and Wim Wenders[9]
* 2006 – Aleksandr Sokurov[10]
* 2007 – Hou Hsiao-hsien[11]
* 2008 – Amos Gitai
* 2009 – William Friedkin[12]
* 2010 – Jia Zhangke and Alain Tanner[13]
* 2011 – Abel Ferrara
* 2012 – Leos Carax
* 2013 – Werner Herzog[14][15]
* 2014 – Agnès Varda[16][17]
* 2015 – Marco Bellocchio and Michael Cimino[18][19]
* 2016 – Alejandro Jodorowsky
* 2017 – Todd Haynes and Jean-Marie Straub
* 2018 – Bruno Dumont
* 2019 – John Waters
* 2021 – John Landis[20]
* 2022 – Kelly Reichardt[21]
* 2023 – Harmony Korine[21]
* 2024 - Jane Campion[22]
* 2025 - Alexander Payne[23]

## See also

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* Locarno Film Festival
* 78th Locarno Film Festival

## References

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1. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (1 July 1997). "Locarno fest puts focus on Leigh, Bertolucci pics". The Hollywood Reporter, Suppl.the Hollywood Reporter International. Vol. 348, no. 7\. pp. I-4, I-6.
2. ^ Dunkley, Cathy (21 July 1998). "Locarno test goes back to diverse roots: Varied global entries in lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 353, no. 26\. p. 111.
3. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (7 August 1998). "Locarno director may exit". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 39\. pp. 9, 15 - via 353.
4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (16 August 1999). "French youth movement is toast of Locarno fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 359, no. 7\. pp. 8, 27.
5. ^ Elley, Derek (26 June 2001). "Locarno to honor Chinese helmer". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
6. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (5 June 2001). "Locarno to fete Sundance, Sahiers". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 368, no. 29\. pp. 12, 63. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
7. ^ Elley, D. (August 2002). "Locarno wraps amid juror controversy". Variety. Vol. 388\. p. 18. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
8. ^ "Locarno honors loach". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 378, no. 37\. 20 May 2003. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
9. ^ Kiefer, Peter (14 July 2005). "Locarno lineup dwindles: garcia's ' lives' lone u.s". entry. The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 390, no. 1\. pp. 4, 11. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
10. ^ Lyman, Eric J. (3 August 2006). "Locarno has 'vice' in the streets: piazza grande screening kicks off 172-film festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 395, no. 27\. pp. 5, 13. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
11. ^ Press, Eric J. Lyman,The Associated (7 February 2007). "Hsiao-hsien nabs Leopard lifetime nod". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2025.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
12. ^ "William Tells". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 410, no. 45\. 7 July 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
13. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (August 2010). "Highlights. Specialty films & 'open doors': locarno's industry office beefs up services for buyers". Variety. Vol. 419, no. 11\. pp. A1. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
14. ^ "Herzog to be honoured at Locarno". Screen. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
15. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (6 August 2013). "Locarno's new topper raises the states". Variety. Vol. 320, no. 17\. p. 71. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
16. ^ ""French director Agnes Varda to receive the Pardo d'onore Swisscom at 67th Locarno Film Festival."". Indiantelevision.com. 19 July 2014.
17. ^ Debruge, Peter (7 August 2014). "Filmmaker Agnes Varda Remembers a Hipper L.A., With Fewer Suits". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
18. ^ "Michael Cimino honoré à Locarno". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
19. ^ "Michael Cimino, un cadeau tombé des étoiles - Le Temps" (in French). 11 August 2015. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
20. ^ Scott Roxborough (21 June 2021). "Locarno Festival Honors Comedy Legend John Landis: The 'Animal House' and 'Blues Brothers' director will receive Locarno's 2021 lifetime achievement award". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
21. ^ a b "The Festival - Special awards - Pardo d'onore Manor". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
22. ^ Roxborough, Jane. "Jane Campion to Receive Locarno Film Festival Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
23. ^ Tim Dams (11 June 2025). "Alexander Payne to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

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* Golden Leopard
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