Scarlett Johansson has received the best actress award at the Rome film festival for her voice-only performance in Spike Jonze’s Her.
The prize, voted for by an international jury headed by director James Gray, was awarded to Johansson. Johansson plays a computer operating system called Samantha who falls in love with her owner, played by Joaquin Phoenix. She is heard off camera, but never seen on screen.
Johansson was a late sign in to the project, coming aboard after Samanatha Morton had already taped the full audio for the role.
The best actor prize was given to Matthew McConoughey for his role in The Dallas Buyers Club, director
Jean-Marc Vallée’s take on the real-life story of Ron Woodroof, a Texan rodeo rider who was diagnosed with Aids and defied the food and drug administration to set up a lucrative smuggling network for anti-viral medication.
Best film went to Tir, Alberto Fasulo’s documentary about a Bosnian man who becomes a truck driver after failing to find work as a teacher. Best director went to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for his thriller Seventh Code.
The award for best emerging actor or actress was given to the entire cast of Gass (Acrid), a drama that analyses the breakdown of family values in Iran.
The Rome film festival is now in its eighth year, with Marco Mueller - former head of the Venice film festival returning for his second turn as artistic director.
