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David di Donatello for Best Actor

Annual Italian film award

David di Donatello for Best Actor

Summary

Annual Italian film award

FieldValue
nameDavid di Donatello Award for Best Actor
countryItaly
presenterAccademia del Cinema Italiano
year1956 (for lead acting in films released during the 1955/1956 film season)
imageFabrizio Gifuni (cropped).jpg
captionFabrizio Gifuni is the current recipient of the award (2023)
holderFabrizio Gifuni — Exterior Night (2023)
website

The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of a male actor in an Italian film released during the year preceding the ceremony.

Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi are the record holders in this category with seven awards each, followed by Marcello Mastroianni with five.

Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.

Winners and nominees

Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.

[[Vittorio De Sica]] was the first winner in the category for his role in ''[[Scandal in Sorrento]]'' (1955).
The Family]]'' (1987).
The Great War]]'' (1959) to ''[[An Average Little Man]]'' (1977).
[[Marcello Mastroianni]] won the award five times out of six nominations, the first time for his multiple roles in ''[[Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow]]'' (1963).
My Friends]]'' (1975).
The Conspirators]]'' (1969), ''[[Bread and Chocolate]]'' (1973) and ''[[In the Name of the Pope King]]'' (1977).
Open Doors]]'' (1990), being nominated four times.
[[Giancarlo Giannini]] won the award four times out of seven nominations, from 1971 for ''[[The Seduction of Mimi]]'' to 2001 for ''[[I Love You Eugenio]]''.
Singer and entertainer [[Adriano Celentano]] won twice from 1976 to 1980.
[[Francesco Nuti]] won twice for the same role, in ''[[The Pool Hustlers]]'' (1982) and ''[[Casablanca, Casablanca]]'' (1985).
[[Roberto Benigni]] won the award for his roles in ''[[The Little Devil]]'' (1989) and ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' (1997), which also earned him the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].
[[Nanni Moretti]] won only once out of eight nominations, for his role in ''[[The Yes Man]]'' (1991).
Don't Move]]'' (2004), being nominated six times.
[[Fabrizio Bentivoglio]] won only once out of six nominations, for his role in ''[[An Eyewitness Account]]'' (1996).
[[Bruno Ganz]] won the award in 2000 for his role in ''[[Bread and Tulips]]'', the first foreign actor to achieve so.
Il Divo]]'' (2008), and ''[[The Great Beauty]]'' (2013).
[[Silvio Orlando]] won in 2006 his role in ''[[The Caiman]]'' after seven nominations.
Leopardi]]'' (2014).
[[Valerio Mastandrea]] won the award twice, for ''[[The First Beautiful Thing]]'' (2010) and ''[[Balancing Act]]'' (2014), being nominated seven times.

1950s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1955/56
(1st)
Vittorio De SicaAntonio Carotenuto*Scandal in Sorrento*
1956/57
(2nd)
1957/58
(3rd)
1958/59
(4th)

1960s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1959/60
(5th)
Vittorio GassmanPrivate Giovanni Busacca*The Great War*
Alberto SordiPrivate Oreste Jacovacci*The Great War*
1960/61
(6th)
Alberto SordiSecond lieutenant Alberto Innocenzi*Everybody Go Home*
1961/62
(7th)
Raf ValloneEdoardo "Eddie" Carbone*A View from the Bridge*
1962/63
(8th)
Vittorio GassmannBruno Cortona*Il Sorpasso*
1963/64
(9th)
Marcello MastroianniCarmine Sbaratti / Renzo / Augusto Rusconi*Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow*
1964/65
(10th)
Vittorio GassmannGiuliano Maria*Hard Time for Princes*
Marcello MastroianniDomenico Soriano*Marriage Italian-Style*
1965/66
(11th)
Alberto SordiDante Fontana*Fumo di Londra*
1966/67
(12th)
Vittorio GassmannFrancesco Vincenzini*The Tiger and the Pussycat*
Ugo TognazziSergio Masini*The Climax*
1967/68
(13th)
Franco NeroCaptain Bellodi*The Day of the Owl*
1968/69
(14th)
Nino ManfrediCacopardo / Angelo Perfili / Ercole / Voyeur / Telephone operator / Maurizio / Nanni*I See Naked*
Alberto SordiDr. Guido Tersilli*Be Sick... It's Free*

1970s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1969/70
(15th)
Nino ManfrediCornacchia / Pasquino*The Conspirators*
Gian Maria VolontéIl Dottore, Former Head of Homicide Squad*Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion*
1970/71
(16th)
Ugo TognazziAnnibale Doberdò*Lady Caliph*
1971/72
(17th)
Giancarlo GianniniCarmelo 'Mimì' Mardocheo*The Seduction of Mimi*
Alberto SordiGiuseppe Di Noi*In Prison Awaiting Trial*
1972/73
(18th)
Alberto SordiPeppino*The Scientific Cardplayer*
1973/74
(19th)
Nino ManfrediGiovanni 'Nino' Garofoli*Bread and Chocolate*
1974/75
(20th)
Vittorio GassmannCaptain Fausto Consolo*Scent of a Woman*
1975/76
(21st)
Adriano CelentanoFelice 'Felix' Brianza*The Con Artists*
Ugo TognazziRaffaello Mascetti*My Friends*
1976/77
(22nd)
Alberto SordiGiovanni Vivaldi*An Average Little Man*
1977/78
(23rd)
Nino ManfrediMonsignor Colombo da Priverno*In the Name of the Pope King*
1978/79
(24th)
Vittorio GassmanAlbino Millozzi*Dear Father*

1980s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1979/80
(25th)
Adriano CelentanoGuido Quiller*Velvet Hands*
1980/81
(26th)
Massimo TroisiGaetano*I'm Starting from Three*
Michele PlacidoBerardo ViolaFontamara
Carlo VerdonePasquale Amitrano / Furio Zoccano / MimmoBianco, rosso e Verdone
1981/82
(27th)
Carlo VerdoneSergio Benvenuti*Talcum Powder*
Beppe GrilloGiovanniLooking for Jesus
Alberto SordiMarquess Onofrio del Grillo / GasperinoIl marchese del Grillo
1982/83
(28th)
Francesco NutiFrancesco 'Toscano' Piccioli*The Pool Hustlers*
Johnny DorelliPhilip NeriState buoni se potete
Marcello MastroianniGiacomo CasanovaThat Night in Varennes
1983/84
(29th)
Giancarlo GianniniSalvatore Cannavacciuolo*Where's Picone?*
Francesco NutiFrancescoSon contento
Nanni MorettiMichele ApicellaSweet Body of Bianca
1984/85
(30th)
Francesco NutiFrancesco 'Toscano' Piccioli*Casablanca, Casablanca*
Ben GazzaraThe forgetful manA Proper Scandal
Michele PlacidoMario VialonePizza Connection
1985/86
(31st)
Marcello MastroianniPippo Botticella / Fred*Ginger and Fred*
Nanni MorettiFather GiulioThe Mass Is Ended
Francesco NutiRomeo CasamonicaAll the Fault of Paradise
1986/87
(32nd)
Vittorio GassmanAdult Carlo / Carlo's grandfather*The Family*
Diego AbatantuonoFranco MattioliChristmas Present
Gian Maria VolontéAldo MoroThe Moro Affair
1987/88
(33rd)
Marcello MastroianniRomano*Dark Eyes*
Philippe NoiretDr. Athos FadigatiThe Gold Rimmed Glasses
Carlo VerdoneCarlo PiergentiliIo e mia sorella
1988/89
(34th)
Roberto BenigniGiuditta*The Little Devil*
Giancarlo GianniniFrancis II of the Two Sicilies'O Re
Carlo VerdonePiero RuffoloCompagni di scuola

1990s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1989/90
(35th)
Paolo VillaggioPrefect Gonnella*The Voice of the Moon*
Gian Maria VolontéJudge Vito Di Francesco*Open Doors*
Sergio CastellittoPaoloLittle Misunderstandings
Giancarlo GianniniGiuseppe MarchiDark Illness
Nanni MorettiMichele ApicellaRed Wood Pigeon
Massimo TroisiMicheleWhat Time Is It?
1990/91
(36th)
Nanni MorettiCesare Botero*The Yes Man*
Diego AbatantuonoSergeant major Nicola LorussoMediterraneo
Claudio AmendolaPrincipeUltrà
Silvio OrlandoLuciano SandulliThe Yes Man
Sergio RubiniDomenicoThe Station
1991/92
(37th)
Carlo VerdoneBernardo ArbustiDamned the Day I Met You
Enrico Lo VersoOfficer AntonioThe Stolen Children
Gian Maria VolontéRoberto FranzòA Simple Story
1992/93
(38th)
Sergio CastellittoDr. Arturo*The Great Pumpkin*
Carlo CecchiRenato CaccioppoliDeath of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Silvio OrlandoSaverioUn'altra vita
1993/94
(39th)
Giulio ScarpatiJudge Rosario Livatino*Law of Courage*
Diego AbatantuonoSaint JosephFor Love, Only for Love
Nanni MorettiNanniCaro diario
Silvio OrlandoCiro AscaroneSud
1994/95
(40th)
Marcello MastroianniPereira*Sostiene Pereira*
Fabrizio BentivoglioGiorgio AmbrosoliUn eroe borghese
Massimo TroisiMario RuoppoloIl Postino: The Postman
1995/96
(41st)
Giancarlo GianniniSergio Amidei*Celluloide*
Sergio CastellittoGiuseppe 'Joe Morelli' RomoloThe Star Maker
Ennio FantastichiniRuggero MazzalupiAugust Vacation
Giancarlo GianniniTuri Arcangelo LeofontePalermo - Milan One Way
1996/97
(42nd)
Fabrizio BentivoglioPietro Nava*An Eyewitness Account*
Claudio AmendolaClaudio BraccioMy Generation
Leonardo PieraccioniLevante QuariniThe Cyclone
Sergio RubiniJoystickNirvana
Carlo VerdoneRomeo SperaI'm Crazy for Iris Blond
1997/98
(43rd)
Roberto BenigniGuido Orefice*Life Is Beautiful*
Nanni MorettiHimselfApril
Silvio OrlandoVincenzo LipariAuguri professore
1998/99
(44th)
Stefano AccorsiFreccia*Radiofreccia*
Antonio AlbaneseAlex Drastico / Ivo Perego / PacificoLa fame e la sete
Silvio OrlandoErnestoFuori dal mondo

2000s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
1999/00
(45th)
Bruno GanzFernando Girasole*Bread and Tulips*
Stefano AccorsiHorst FantazziniOutlaw
Fabrizio GifuniMarcoA Love
Carlo VerdoneErcole PreziosiA Chinese in a Coma
2000/01
(46th)
Luigi Lo CascioPeppino Impastato*One Hundred Steps*
Stefano AccorsiCarloThe Last Kiss
Nanni MorettiGiovanniThe Son's Room
2001/02
(47th)
Giancarlo GianniniEugenio*I Love You Eugenio*
Luigi Lo CascioAntonioLight of My Eyes
Toni ServilloAntonio 'Tony' PisapiaL'uomo in più
2002/03
(48th)
Massimo GirottiDavide Veroli*Facing Windows*
Roberto BenigniPinocchioPinocchio
Fabrizio BentivoglioCarlo RistucciaRemember Me, My Love
Sergio CastellittoErnesto PicciafuocoMy Mother's Smile
Neri MarcorèNello BalocchiIncantato
Fabio VoloTommasoCasomai
2003/04
(49th)
Sergio CastellittoTimoteo*Don't Move*
Giuseppe BattistonRomeo D'AvanzoAgata and the Storm
Luigi Lo CascioNicola CaratiThe Best of Youth
Silvio MuccinoMatteoWhat Will Happen to Us
Carlo VerdoneGilberto MercuriLove Is Eternal While It Lasts
2004/05
(50th)
Toni ServilloTitta Di Girolamo*The Consequences of Love*
Stefano AccorsiMarco BattagliaSmalltown, Italy
Giorgio PasottiMartinoAfter Midnight
Kim Rossi StuartGianniThe Keys to the House
Luca ZingarettiFather Pino PuglisiCome into the Light
2005/06
(51st)
Silvio OrlandoBruno Bonomo*The Caiman*
Antonio AlbaneseGiordano RicciThe Second Wedding Night
Fabrizio BentivoglioLuigi Di SantoOur Land
Kim Rossi StuartFreddoRomanzo Criminale
Carlo VerdoneAchille De BellisMy Best Enemy
2006/07
(52nd)
Elio GermanoAntonio 'Accio' Benassi*My Brother is an Only Child*
Vincenzo AmatoSalvatore MancusoNuovomondo
Michele PlacidoMuffaThe Unknown Woman
Giacomo RizzoGeremia de' GeremeiThe Family Friend
Kim Rossi StuartRenato BenettiAlong the Ridge
2007/08
(53rd)
Toni ServilloCommissioner Giovanni Sanzio*The Girl by the Lake*
Antonio AlbaneseMicheleDays and Clouds
Lando BuzzancaPrince Giacomo Uzeda di FrancalanzaI Viceré
Nanni MorettiPietro PaladiniQuiet Chaos
Kim Rossi StuartLuca FloresPiano, solo
2008/09
(54th)
Toni ServilloGiulio Andreotti*Il Divo*
Luca ArgenteroPieroDifferent from Whom?
Claudio BisioNelloWe Can Do That
Valerio MastandreaStefano NardinDon't Think About It
Silvio OrlandoMichele CasaliGiovanna's Father

2010s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
2009/10
(55th)
Valerio MastandreaBruno Michelucci*The First Beautiful Thing*
Antonio AlbaneseAlbertoA Question of the Heart
Libero De RienzoGiancarlo SianiFort Apache Napoli
Kim Rossi StuartAngeloA Question of the Heart
Filippo TimiBenito Mussolini / Benito Albino DalserVincere
2010/11
(56th)
Elio GermanoClaudio*La nostra vita*
Antonio AlbaneseCetto La QualunqueQualunquemente
Claudio BisioAlberto ColomboBenvenuti al Sud
Vinicio MarchioniAureliano Amadei20 Cigarettes
Kim Rossi StuartRenato VallanzascaAngel of Evil
2011/12
(57th)
Michel PiccoliPope Melville*We Have a Pope*
Fabrizio BentivoglioBrunoEasy!
Elio GermanoPietro PotenchiavelliMagnificent Presence
Marco GialliniDomenico SegatoA Flat for Three
Valerio MastandreaCommissioner Luigi CalabresiPiazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012/13
(58th)
Valerio MastandreaGiulio*Balancing Act*
Aniello ArenaLucianoReality
Sergio CastellittoLeoneA Perfect Family
Roberto HerlitzkaProfessor FioritoThe Red and the Blue
Luca MarinelliGuidoEvery Blessed Day
Toni ServilloEnrico Oliveri / Giovanni ErnaniLong Live Freedom
2013/14
(59th)
Toni ServilloJep Gambardella*The Great Beauty*
Giuseppe BattistonPaolo BressanZoran, My Nephew the Idiot
Fabrizio BentivoglioDino OssolaHuman Capital
Carlo CecchiCarlo GrimaldiMiele
Edoardo LeoPietro ZinniI Can Quit Whenever I Want
2014/15
(60th)
Elio GermanoGiacomo Leopardi*Leopardi*
Fabrizio FerracaneLucianoBlack Souls
Alessandro GassmannPaolo PontecorvoAn Italian Name
Marco GialliniTommaso De LucaGod Willing
Riccardo ScamarcioGaetanoYou Can't Save Yourself Alone
2015
(61st)
Claudio SantamariaEnzo Ceccotti*They Call Me Jeeg*
Alessandro BorghiVittorioDon't Be Bad
Marco GialliniRoccoPerfect Strangers
Luca MarinelliCesareDon't Be Bad
Valerio MastandreaLelePerfect Strangers
2016
(62nd)
Stefano AccorsiLoris De Martino*Italian Race*
Valerio MastandreaMassimoSweet Dreams
Michele RiondinoLiberoWorldly Girl
Sergio RubiniOreste CampeseLa stoffa dei sogni
Toni ServilloFather Roberto SalusThe Confessions
2017
(63rd)
Renato CarpentieriLorenzo*Tenderness*
Antonio AlbaneseGiovanniCome un gatto in tangenziale
Alessandro BorghiAndrea Galderisi / LucaNapoli velata
Valerio MastandreaThe ManThe Place
Nicola NocellaIsidoro 'Easy'Easy
2018
(64th)
Alessandro BorghiStefano Cucchi*On My Skin*
Marcello FonteMarcelloDogman
Luca MarinelliFabrizio De AndréFabrizio De André - Principe libero
Riccardo ScamarcioMatteoEuphoria
Toni ServilloSilvio BerlusconiLoro

2020s

YearActorRole(s)FilmRef.
2019
(65th)
Pierfrancesco FavinoTommaso Buscetta*The Traitor*
Alesandro BorghiRemoThe First King: Birth of an Empire
Francesco Di LevaAntonio BarracanoThe Mayor of Rione Sanità
Luca MarinelliMartin EdenMartin Eden
Toni ServilloPeppino Lo Cicero5 Is the Perfect Number
2020/21
(66th)
Elio GermanoAntonio Ligabue *Hidden Away*
Kim Rossi StuartBruno SalvatiEverything's Gonna Be Alright
Pierfrancesco FavinoBettino CraxiHammamet
Renato PozzettoGiuseppe "Nino" SgarbiWe Still Talk
Valerio MastandreaNicolaFigli
2021/22
(67th)
Silvio OrlandoCarmine Lagioia *The Inner Cage*
Elio GermanoMassimo Sisti America Latina
Filippo ScottiFabietto SchisaThe Hand of God
Franz RogowskiFranzFreaks Out
Toni ServilloEduardo ScarpettaThe King of Laughter
2022
(68th)
Fabrizio GifuniAldo Moro*Exterior Night*
Alessandro BorghiBruno GuglielminaThe Eight Mountains
Ficarra e PiconeBastiano and NofrioStrangeness
Luigi Lo CascioAldo BraibantiLord of the Ants
Luca MarinelliPietro GuastiThe Eight Mountains
2023
(69th)
Michele RiondinoCaterino Lamanna*Palazzina Laf*
Antonio AlbaneseAntonio RivaA Hundred Sundays
Pierfrancesco FavinoSalvatore TodaroComandante
Valerio MastandreaIvanoThere's Still Tomorrow
Josh O'ConnorArthurLa chimera
2024
(70th)
Elio GermanoEnrico Berlinguer*The Great Ambition*
Francesco GheghiLuigi "Gigi" CelesteFamilia
Fabrizio GifuniLuigi ComenciniThe Time It Takes
Silvio OrlandoDevoto MarottaParthenope
Tommaso RagnoCesare GraziadeiVermiglio

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have won multiple Best Actor awards:

WinsActor
7Vittorio Gassman
Alberto Sordi
5Marcello Mastroianni
4Giancarlo Giannini
Nino Manfredi
Toni Servillo
3Elio Germano
Ugo Tognazzi
2Stefano Accorsi
Roberto Benigni
Sergio Castellitto
Adriano Celentano
Valerio Mastandrea
Francesco Nuti
Carlo Verdone
Gian Maria Volonté
The Great War]]'' (1959), won the award seven times, more than everyone else.
[[Toni Servillo]] has been nominated eleven times, more than everyone else.

The following individuals have received three or more Best Actor nominations (* indicates no wins):

NominationsActor
11Toni Servillo
9Carlo Verdone
8Nanni Moretti
Alberto Sordi
7Vittorio Gassman
Giancarlo Giannini
Valerio Mastandrea
Silvio Orlando
6Antonio Albanese*
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Sergio Castellitto
Marcello Mastroianni
Kim Rossi Stuart*
5Stefano Accorsi
4Elio Germano
Nino Manfredi
Francesco Nuti
Gian Maria Volonté
3Diego Abatantuono*
Roberto Benigni
Alessandro Borghi
Marco Giallini*
Luigi Lo Cascio
Luca Marinelli
Michele Placido
Sergio Rubini*
Ugo Tognazzi
Massimo Troisi

References

References

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  2. (4 April 2016). "David di Donatello: chi sono i più premiati di sempre?".
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  5. "Chronology". Accademia del Cinema Italiano.
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