Nocturnal Animals competed in the 73rd Venice International Film Festival in 2005.
The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016 . Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written , co-produced , and directed by Tom Ford , based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright . Nocturnal Animals was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival , where it won the Grand Jury Prize .