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David di Donatello for Best Film

Italian film award


Summary

Italian film award

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nameDavid di Donatello Award for Best Film
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awarded_forBest Film of the Year
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countryItaly
presenterAccademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI)
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year(for the films released during the 1969/1970 film season)
holder_labelMost recent winner
holderIo capitano (2024)
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The David di Donatello Award for Best Film (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior film) is one of the David di Donatello awards presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI). The award recognizes the most outstanding Italian film theatrically released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony.

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.

1970s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
1969/70
(15th)
*Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion*Marina Cicogna and Daniele Senatore
*Metello*Gianni Hecht Lucari
1970/71
(16th)
*The Conformist*Maurizio Lodi-Fè
*The Garden of the Finzi-Continis*Artur Brauner, Arthur Cohn, and Gianni Hecht Lucari
*Waterloo*Dino De Laurentiis
1971/72
(17th)
*This Kind of Love*Mario Cecchi Gori
*The Working Class Goes to Heaven*
1972/73
(18th)
*Alfredo, Alfredo*Guglielmo Colonna
*Ludwig*Ugo Santalucia and Dieter Geissler
1973/74
(19th)
*Amarcord*Franco Cristaldi
*Bread and Chocolate*Maurizio Lodi-Fè
1974/75
(20th)
*Conversation Piece*Giovanni Bertolucci
*Drama of the Rich*Giovanni Di Clemente
1975/76
(21st)
*Illustrious Corpses*Alberto Grimaldi
1976/77
(22nd)
*An Average Little Man*Aurelio De Laurentiis and Luigi De Laurentiis
*The Desert of the Tartars*Michelle de Broca, Bahman Farmanara, Mario Gallo, Enzo Giulioli, Jacques Perrin, and Giorgio Silvagni
1977/78
(23rd)
*In the Name of the Pope King*Franco Committeri
*I Am the Law*Gianni Hecht Lucari
1978/79
(24th)
*Christ Stopped at Eboli*Nicola Carraro and Franco Cristaldi
*To Forget Venice*Franco Brusati and Claudio Grassetti
*The Tree of Wooden Clogs*

1980s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
1980/81
(26th)
*I'm Starting from Three*Mauro Berardi
Passion of LoveFranco Committeri
Three BrothersGiorgio Nocella and Antonio Macrì
1981/82
(27th)
*Talcum Powder*Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Il marchese del GrilloRenzo Rossellini
Tales of Ordinary MadnessJacqueline Ferreri
1982/83
(28th)
*The Night of the Shooting Stars*Giuliani G. De Negri
Blow to the HeartEnzo Porcelli
That Night in VarennesRenzo Rossellini
1983/84
(29th)
*And the Ship Sails On*Franco Cristaldi
*Le Bal*Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina and Giorgio Silvagni
Where's Picone?Antonio Avati and Gianni Minervini
1984/85
(30th)
*Carmen*Marcel Dassault, Patrice Ledoux, and Alain Poiré
KaosGiuliani G. De Negri
A Proper ScandalFulvio Lucisano
1985/86
(31st)
*Let's Hope It's a Girl*Giovanni Di Clemente
Ginger and FredAlberto Grimaldi and Heinz Bibo
The Mass Is EndedAchille Manzotti
1986/87
(32nd)
*The Family*Franco Committeri
Christmas PresentAntonio Avati
A Tale of LoveCarlo Tuzii
1987/88
(33rd)
*The Last EmperorJeremy Thomas
Dark EyesCarlo Cucchi and Silvia D'Amico Bendicò
IntervistaIbrahim Moussa
1988/89
(34th)
*The Legend of the Holy Drinker*Roberto Cicutto and Vincenzo Di Leo
Cinema ParadisoFranco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli
FrancescoRoberta Cadringher, Giulio Scanni, and Jost Steinbruchel

1990s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
1989/90
(35th)
*Open Doors*Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Dark IllnessGiovanni Di Clemente
Red Wood PigeonNella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti
The Story of Boys & GirlsAntonio Avati, Pupi Avati, Emanuela Guzzardi, Giorgio Leopardi, and Gianfranco Piccioli
The Voice of the MoonMario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori
1990/91
(36th)
*Mediterraneo*Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Gianni Minervini
*Towards Evening*Guido De Laurentiis and Leo Pescarolo
The House of SmilesAugusto Caminito and Giovanna Romagnoli
The StationDomenico Procacci
The Yes ManAngelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
1991/92
(37th)
*The Stolen Children*Stefano Mufanò and Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Damned the Day I Met YouMario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori
The Invisible WallMario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Tedesco
1992/93
(38th)
*The Great Pumpkin*Guido De Laurentiis, Fulvio Lucisano, and Leo Pescarolo
The EscortClaudio Bonivento
Jonah Who Lived in the WhaleGianna Bellavia, Elda Ferri, Áron Sipos, and Dénes Szekeres
1993/94
(39th)
*Caro diario*Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti
For Love, Only for LoveAurelio De Laurentiis
Let's Not Keep in TouchVittorio Cecchi Gori
1994/95
(40th)
*La scuola*Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Nasty LoveAngelo Curti, Andrea Occhipinti, and Kermit Smith
*Il Postino: The Postman**Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Gaetano Daniele
1995/96
(41st)
*August Vacation*Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
CelluloidePio Angeletti and Adriano De Micheli
The Star MakerVittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
Stealing BeautyJeremy Thomas
1996/97
(42nd)
*The Truce*Véra Belmont, Guido De Laurentiis, and Leo Pescarolo
The CycloneVittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
Marianna UcrìaVittorio Cecchi Gori, Elda Ferri, and Rita Cecchi Gori
My GenerationMaurizio Tini
NirvanaVittorio Cecchi Gori, Rita Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Totti
1997/98
(43rd)
*Life Is Beautiful**Gianluigi Braschi and Elda Ferri
OvosodoVittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
AprilAngelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
1998/99
(44th)
*Not of this World *Lionello Cerri
BesiegedMassimo Cortesi
The Legend of 1900Francesco Tornatore

2000s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
1999/00
(45th)
*Bread and Tulips*Daniele Maggioni
Canone inversoVittorio Cecchi Gori
Olympic GarageMarco Bechis, Amedeo Pagani, and Enrique Piñeyro
2000/01
(46th)
*The Son's Room*Angelo Barbagallo, Federico Fabrizio, Vincenzo Galluzzo, Lorenzo Luccarini, and Nanni Moretti
The Last KissDomenico Procacci
One Hundred StepsFabrizio Mosca
2001/02
(47th)
*The Profession of Arms*Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini
Burning in the WindLionello Cerri and Luigi Musini
Light of My EyesLionello Cerri
2002/03
(48th)
*Facing Windows*Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli
The EmbalmerDomenico Procacci
My Mother's SmileMarco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone
Remember Me, My LoveDomenico Procacci
RespiroDomenico Procacci
2003/04
(49th)
*The Best of Youth*Angelo Barbagallo and Donatella Botti
Don't MoveMarco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
Good Morning, NightMarco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone
I'm Not ScaredMarco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Maurizio Totti, and Riccardo Tozzi
What Will Happen to Us?Aurelio De Laurentiis
2004/05
(50th)
*The Consequences of Love*Francesca Cima, Angelo Curti, Nicola Giuliano, and Domenico Procacci
A Children's StoryRosario Rinaldo
Sacred HeartTilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli
The Keys to the HouseEnzo Porcelli
Manual of LoveAurelio De Laurentiis
2005/06
(51st)
*The Caiman*Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
My Best EnemyAurelio De Laurentiis
Notte prima degli esamiFederica Lucisano, Fulvio Lucisano, and Giannandrea Pecorelli
Our LandDomenico Procacci
Romanzo criminale
2006/07
(52nd)
*The Unknown Woman*
Along the RidgeCarlo Degli Esposti, Giorgio Magliulo, and Andrea Costantini
My Brother is an Only ChildMarco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
NuovomondoAlexandre Mallet-Guy and Fabrizio Mosca
One Hundred NailsRoberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini
2007/08
(53rd)
*The Girl by the Lake*Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano
Days and CloudsLionello Cerri
Quiet ChaosDomenico Procacci
The Right DistanceDomenico Procacci
The Wind Blows RoundSimone Bachini, Mario Chemello, Giorgio Diritti, and Roberto Passuti
2008/09
(54th)
*Gomorrah*Domenico Procacci
Il DivoFrancesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti
Many Kisses LaterFederica Lucisano and Fulvio Lucisano
We Can Do ThatAndrea Rizzoli Jr. and Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Your Whole Life Ahead of YouPaolo Virzì

2010s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
2009/10
(55th)
*The Man Who Will Come*Simone Bachini and Giorgio Diritti
BaarìaTarak Ben Ammar
The First Beautiful ThingMarco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Carlo Virzì, and Paolo Virzì
Loose CannonsDomenico Procacci
VincereMario Gianani
2010/11
(56th)
*We Believed*Conchita Airoldi, Carlo Degli Esposti, and Giorgio Magliulo
Basilicata Coast to CoastIsabella Cocuzza, Mark Lombardo, Elisabetta Olmi, and Arturo Paglia
Benvenuti al SudMarco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Francesca Longardi, and Riccardo Tozzi
La nostra vitaMarco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
A Quiet LifeFabrizio Mosca and Christer von Lindequist
2011/12
(57th)
*Caesar Must Die*Grazia Volpi
Piazza Fontana: The Italian ConspiracyMarco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
TerrafermaMarco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
This Must Be the PlaceFrancesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti
We Have a PopeJean Labadie, Nanni Moretti, and Domenico Procacci
2012/13
(58th)
*The Best Offer*Isabella Cocuzza and Arturo Paglia
Diaz – Don't Clean Up This BloodDomenico Procacci
Long Live FreedomAngelo Barbagallo
Me and YouMario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli
Siberian EducationMarco Chimenz, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
2013/14
(59th)
*Human Capital*Marco Cohen and Benedetto Habib
The Chair of HappinessAngelo Barbagallo
The Great BeautyFrancesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano
I Can Quit Whenever I WantAndrea Paris, Domenico Procacci, and Matteo Rovere
The Mafia Kills Only in the SummerFausto Brizzi, Mario Gianani, and Lorenzo Mieli
2014/15
(60th)
*Black Souls*Luigi Musini and Olivia Musini
Greenery Will Bloom AgainLuigi Musini and Elisabetta Olmi
Hungry HeartsMario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli
LeopardiCarlo Degli Esposti, Margherita Murolo, and Nicola Serra
Mia madreNanni Moretti and Domenico Procacci
2015/16
(61st)
*Perfect Strangers*Marco Belardi
Don't Be BadPaolo Bogna, Simone Isola, and Valerio Mastandrea
Fire at SeaRoberto Cicutto, Paolo Del Brocco, Camille Laemlé, Serge Lalou, Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, and Martine Saada
Tale of TalesMatteo Garrone, Anne-Laure Labadie, Jean Labadie, and Jeremy Thomas
YouthCarlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, and Nicola Giuliano
2016
(62nd)
*Like Crazy*Marco Belardi
FioreBeppe Caschetto and Rita Rognoni
IndivisibleAttilio De Razza e Pierpaolo Verga
Italian RaceDomenico Procacci
Sweet DreamsBeppe Caschetto
2017
(63rd)
*Love and Bullets*Carlo Macchitella and Manetti Bros.
A CiambraPaolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Gwyn Sannia, Marc Schmidheiny, and Rodrigo Teixeira
Cinderella the CatLuciano Stella and Maria Carolina Terzi
Nico, 1988Valérie Bournonville, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, and Joseph Rouschop
TendernessAgostino Saccá, Giuseppe Saccá, and Maria Grazia Saccá
2018
(64th)
*Dogman*Paolo Del Brocco, Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, and Jeremy Thomas
*Call Me By Your Name**Emilie Georges, Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory, Marco Morabito, Howard Rosenman, Peter Spears, and Rodrigo Teixeira
EuphoriaViola Prestieri
Happy as LazzaroCarlo Cresto-Dina, Gregory Gajos, Arthur Hallereau, Alexandra Henochsberg, Pierre-François Piet, Tiziana Soudani, and Michael Weber
On My SkinLuigi Musini, Olivia Musini, and Andrea Occhipinti
2019
(65th)
*The Traitor*IBC Movie, Kavac Film, and Rai Cinema
Martin EdenPietro Marcello, Beppe Caschetto, Thomas Ordonneau, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, and Rai Cinema
PinocchioArchimede, Rai Cinema, and Le Pacte
PiranhasCarlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra
The First King: Birth of an EmpireGroenlandia, Gapbusters, Rai Cinema and Roman Citizen

2020s

YearFilmProducer(s)Ref.
2020
(66th)
*Hidden Away*Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra
Bad TalesAgostino Saccà, Giuseppe Saccà, Rai Cinema
HammametAgostino Saccà, Maria Grazia Saccà
The Macaluso SistersMarica Stocchi, Marta Donzelli
Miss Marx
2021
(67th)
*The Hand of God*
Ennio
Freaks Out
The Inner Cage
The King of Laughter
2022
(68th)
*The Eight Mountains*
Exterior Night
Lord of the Ants
Nostalgia
Strangeness
2023
(69th)
*Io capitano*
A Brighter Tomorrow
La chimera
Kidnapped
There's Still Tomorrow
2024
(70th)
*Vermiglio*
Parthenope
The Art of Joy
The Great Ambition
The Time It Takes

References

References

  1. Lancia, Enrico. (1998). "I premi del cinema". Gremese Editore.
  2. Niola, Gabriele. (12 December 2018). "Ecco i nuovi David di Donatello: nuova giuria, nuovo sistema di votazione, nuovi possibili candidati. Fuori lo streaming".
  3. "Regolamento". Accademia del Cinema Italiano.
  4. "Chronology". Accademia del Cinema Italiano.
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