49th David di Donatello

49th David di Donatello
Date	14 April 2004
Site	Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome
Hosted by	Pippo Baudo
Highlights
Best Picture	The Best of Youth
Most awards	The Best of Youth (6)
Most nominations	What Will Happen to Us (12)
Television coverage
Network	Rai 1

The 49th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 14 April 2004.[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Best Film The Best of Youth, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana Good Morning, Night, directed by Marco Bellocchio What Will Happen to Us, directed by Giovanni Veronesi I'm Not Scared, directed by Gabriele Salvatores Don't Move, directed by Sergio Castellitto	Best Producer Angelo Barbagallo – The Best of Youth Luigi Musini, Roberto Cicutto – Singing Behind Screens Aurelio De Laurentiis – What Will Happen to Us Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz – Don't Move Domenico Procacci – First Love
Best Director Marco Tullio Giordana – The Best of Youth Pupi Avati – Christmas Rematch Marco Bellocchio – Good Morning, Night Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move Matteo Garrone – First Love	Best New Director Salvatore Mereu – Three-Step Dance Andrea Manni – The Fugitive Francesco Patierno – Pater Familias Piero Sanna – La destinazione Maria Sole Tognazzi – Past Perfect
Best Actor Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move Giuseppe Battiston – Agata and the Storm Luigi Lo Cascio – The Best of Youth Silvio Muccino – What Will Happen to Us Carlo Verdone – Love Is Eternal While It Lasts	Best Actress Penélope Cruz – Don't Move Michela Cescon – First Love Licia Maglietta – Agata and the Storm Violante Placido – What Will Happen to Us Maya Sansa – Good Morning, Night
Best Supporting Actor Roberto Herlitzka – Good Morning, Night Diego Abatantuono – I'm Not Scared Elio Germano – What Will Happen to Us Fabrizio Gifuni – The Best of Youth Emilio Solfrizzi – Agata and the Storm	Best Supporting Actress Margherita Buy – Caterina in the Big City Anna Maria Barbera – Suddenly Paradise Claudia Gerini – Don't Move Jasmine Trinca – The Best of Youth Giselda Volodi – Agata and the Storm
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli – The Best of Youth Marco Bellocchio – Good Morning, Night Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzì – Caterina in the Big City Giovanni Veronesi, Silvio Muccino – What Will Happen to Us Margaret Mazzantini, Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move	Best Cinematography Italo Petriccione – I'm Not Scared Danilo Desideri – Love Is Eternal While It Lasts Fabio Olmi – Singing Behind Screens Marco Onorato – First Love Fabio Zamarion – What Will Happen to Us
Best Sets and Decorations Luigi Marchione – Singing Behind Screens Paola Bizzarri – Agata and the Storm Franco Ceraolo – The Best of Youth Marco Dentici – What Will Happen to Us Francesco Frigeri – Don't Move	Best Score Banda Osiris – First Love Ezio Bosso – I'm Not Scared Andrea Guerra – What Will Happen to Us Riz Ortolani – Christmas Rematch Giovanni Venosta – Agata and the Storm
Best Editing Roberto Missiroli – The Best of Youth Francesca Calvelli – Good Morning, Night Claudio Di Mauro – What Will Happen to Us Patrizio Marone – Don't Move Jacopo Quadri – The Dreamers	Best Sound Fulgenzio Ceccon – The Best of Youth Gaetano Carito – Good Morning, Night Mario Iaquone – Don't Move Mauro Lazzaro – I'm Not Scared Miguel Polo – What Will Happen to Us
Best Costumes Francesca Sartori – Singing Behind Screens Gemma Mascagni – What Will Happen to Us Elisabetta Montaldo – The Best of Youth Silvia Nebiolo – Agata and the Storm Isabella Rizza – Don't Move	Best Visual Effects Ubik Visual Effects – Boss Film – Singing Behind Screens Proxima – Agata and the Storm Digitrace Tech – L'apetta Giulia e la Signora Vita Sergio Stivaletti – È già ieri LCD – Opopomoz Chinatown – Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza
Best Documentary Feature War, directed by Pippo Delbono A scuola, directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo L'esplosione, directed by Giovanni Piperno Padre Pio Express, directed by Ilaria Freccia Segni particolari: appunti per un film sull'Emilia–Romagna, directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci L'uomo segreto, directed by Nino Bizzarri	Best Short Film Sole, directed by Michele Carrillo (ex aequo) Zinanà, directed by Pippo Mezzapesa (ex aequo) Aspettando il treno, directed by Catherine McGilvray Interno 9, directed by Davide Del Degan Un amore possibile, directed by Amanda Sandrelli
Best European Film Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier (ex aequo) Rosenstrasse, directed by Margarethe von Trotta (ex aequo) Good Bye, Lenin!, directed by Wolfgang Becker Mondays in the Sun, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa Girl with a Pearl Earring, directed by Peter Webber	Best Foreign Film The Barbarian Invasions, directed by Denys Arcand Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood
David Youth Award I'm Not Scared, directed by Gabriele Salvatores	Special David Awards Goffredo Lombardo Steven Spielberg Peter Falk

References

1. "David di Donatello, le candidature per il miglior cinema italiano". La Repubblica (in Italian). 14 April 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
2. Rodier, Melanie (15 April 2004). "Best Of Youth dominates David Di Donatellos". Screen International. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
3. Redazione (15 April 2004). "David di Donatello: vince "La meglio gioventù"". Sentieri Selvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.