David di Donatello for Best Film

David di Donatello Award for Best Film
Awarded forBest Film of the Year
CountryItaly
Presented byAccademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI)
First awarded1970; 54 years ago (1970) (for the films released during the 1969/1970 film season)
Most recent winnerIo capitano (2024)
Websitedaviddidonatello.it

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.[1][2] The award was first given in 1970, and became competitive in 1981.[3]

Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.[2][4]

Winners and nominees

Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[1]

1970s

Year Film Producer(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
Il prefetto di ferro 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

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
1980/81
(26th)
I'm Starting from Three Mauro Berardi
Passion of Love Franco Committeri
Three Brothers Giorgio Nocella and Antonio Macrì
1981/82
(27th)
Talcum Powder Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Il marchese del Grillo Renzo Rossellini
Tales of Ordinary Madness Jacqueline Ferreri
1982/83
(28th)
The Night of the Shooting Stars Giuliani G. De Negri
Blow to the Heart Enzo Porcelli
That Night in Varennes Renzo 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
Kaos Giuliani G. De Negri
A Proper Scandal Fulvio Lucisano
1985/86
(31st)
Let's Hope It's a Girl Giovanni Di Clemente
Ginger and Fred Alberto Grimaldi and Heinz Bibo
The Mass Is Ended Achille Manzotti
1986/87
(32nd)
The Family Franco Committeri
Christmas Present Antonio Avati
A Tale of Love Carlo Tuzii
1987/88
(33rd)
The Last Emperor§ Jeremy Thomas
Dark Eyes Carlo Cucchi and Silvia D'Amico Bendicò
Intervista Ibrahim Moussa
1988/89
(34th)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker Roberto Cicutto and Vincenzo Di Leo
Cinema Paradiso Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli
Francesco Roberta Cadringher, Giulio Scanni, and Jost Steinbruchel

1990s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
1989/90
(35th)
Open Doors Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Dark Illness Giovanni Di Clemente
Red Wood Pigeon Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti
The Story of Boys & Girls Antonio Avati, Pupi Avati, Emanuela Guzzardi, Giorgio Leopardi, and Gianfranco Piccioli
The Voice of the Moon Mario 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 Smiles Augusto Caminito and Giovanna Romagnoli
The Station Domenico Procacci
The Yes Man Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
1991/92
(37th)
The Stolen Children Stefano Mufanò and Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Damned the Day I Met You Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori
The Invisible Wall Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Tedesco
1992/93
(38th)
The Great Pumpkin Guido De Laurentiis, Fulvio Lucisano, and Leo Pescarolo
The Escort Claudio Bonivento
Jonah Who Lived in the Whale Gianna Bellavia, Elda Ferri, Áron Sipos, and Dénes Szekeres
1993/94
(39th)
Caro diario Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti
For Love, Only for Love Aurelio De Laurentiis
Let's Not Keep in Touch Vittorio Cecchi Gori
1994/95
(40th)
La scuola Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Nasty Love Angelo 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
Celluloide Pio Angeletti and Adriano De Micheli
The Star Maker Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
Stealing Beauty Jeremy Thomas
1996/97
(42nd)
The Truce Véra Belmont, Guido De Laurentiis, and Leo Pescarolo
The Cyclone Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
Marianna Ucrìa Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Elda Ferri, and Rita Cecchi Gori
My Generation Maurizio Tini
Nirvana Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Rita Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Totti
1997/98
(43rd)
Life Is Beautiful* Gianluigi Braschi and Elda Ferri
Ovosodo Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori
April Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
1998/99
(44th)
Not of this World Lionello Cerri
Besieged Massimo Cortesi
The Legend of 1900 Francesco Tornatore

2000s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
1999/00
(45th)
Bread and Tulips Daniele Maggioni
Canone inverso Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Olympic Garage Marco 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 Kiss Domenico Procacci
One Hundred Steps Fabrizio Mosca
2001/02
(47th)
The Profession of Arms Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini
Burning in the Wind Lionello Cerri and Luigi Musini
Light of My Eyes Lionello Cerri
2002/03
(48th)
Facing Windows Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli
The Embalmer Domenico Procacci
My Mother's Smile Marco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone
Remember Me, My Love Domenico Procacci
Respiro Domenico Procacci
2003/04
(49th)
The Best of Youth Angelo Barbagallo and Donatella Botti
Don't Move Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
Good Morning, Night Marco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone
I'm Not Scared Marco 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 Story Rosario Rinaldo
Cuore Sacro Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli
The Keys to the House Enzo Porcelli
Manual of Love Aurelio De Laurentiis
2005/06
(51st)
The Caiman Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti
My Best Enemy Aurelio De Laurentiis
Notte prima degli esami Federica Lucisano, Fulvio Lucisano, and Giannandrea Pecorelli
Our Land Domenico Procacci
Romanzo criminale
2006/07
(52nd)
The Unknown Woman
Along the Ridge Carlo Degli Esposti, Giorgio Magliulo, and Andrea Costantini
My Brother is an Only Child Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
Nuovomondo Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Fabrizio Mosca
One Hundred Nails Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini
2007/08
(53rd)
The Girl by the Lake Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano
Days and Clouds Lionello Cerri
Quiet Chaos Domenico Procacci
The Right Distance Domenico Procacci
The Wind Blows Round Simone Bachini, Mario Chemello, Giorgio Diritti, and Roberto Passuti
2008/09
(54th)
Gomorrah Domenico Procacci
Il Divo Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti
Many Kisses Later Federica Lucisano and Fulvio Lucisano
We Can Do That Andrea Rizzoli Jr. and Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Your Whole Life Ahead of You Paolo Virzì

2010s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
2009/10
(55th)
The Man Who Will Come Simone Bachini and Giorgio Diritti
Baarìa Tarak Ben Ammar
The First Beautiful Thing Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Carlo Virzì, and Paolo Virzì
Loose Cannons Domenico Procacci
Vincere Mario Gianani
2010/11
(56th)
Noi credevamo Conchita Airoldi, Carlo Degli Esposti, and Giorgio Magliulo
Basilicata Coast to Coast Isabella Cocuzza, Mark Lombardo, Elisabetta Olmi, and Arturo Paglia
Benvenuti al Sud Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Francesca Longardi, and Riccardo Tozzi
La nostra vita Marco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
A Quiet Life Fabrizio Mosca and Christer von Lindequist
2011/12
(57th)
Caesar Must Die Grazia Volpi
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
Terraferma Marco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
This Must Be the Place Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti
We Have a Pope Jean Labadie, Nanni Moretti, and Domenico Procacci
2012/13
(58th)
The Best Offer Isabella Cocuzza and Arturo Paglia
Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Domenico Procacci
Long Live Freedom Angelo Barbagallo
Me and You Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli
Siberian Education Marco Chimenz, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi
2013/14
(59th)
Human Capital Marco Cohen and Benedetto Habib
The Chair of Happiness Angelo Barbagallo
The Great Beauty Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano
I Can Quit Whenever I Want Andrea Paris, Domenico Procacci, and Matteo Rovere
The Mafia Kills Only in the Summer Fausto Brizzi, Mario Gianani, and Lorenzo Mieli
2014/15
(60th)
Black Souls Luigi Musini and Olivia Musini
Greenery Will Bloom Again Luigi Musini and Elisabetta Olmi
Hungry Hearts Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli
Leopardi Carlo Degli Esposti, Margherita Murolo, and Nicola Serra
Mia madre Nanni Moretti and Domenico Procacci
2015/16
(61st)
Perfect Strangers Marco Belardi
Don't Be Bad Paolo Bogna, Simone Isola, and Valerio Mastandrea
Fire at Sea Roberto Cicutto, Paolo Del Brocco, Camille Laemlé, Serge Lalou, Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, and Martine Saada
Tale of Tales Matteo Garrone, Anne-Laure Labadie, Jean Labadie, and Jeremy Thomas
Youth Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, and Nicola Giuliano
2016
(62nd)
Like Crazy Marco Belardi
Fiore Beppe Caschetto and Rita Rognoni
Indivisible Attilio De Razza e Pierpaolo Verga
Italian Race Domenico Procacci
Sweet Dreams Beppe Caschetto
2017
(63rd)
Love and Bullets Carlo Macchitella and Manetti Bros.
A Ciambra Paolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Gwyn Sannia, Marc Schmidheiny, and Rodrigo Teixeira
Cinderella the Cat Luciano Stella and Maria Carolina Terzi
Nico, 1988 Valérie Bournonville, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, and Joseph Rouschop
Tenderness Agostino 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
Euphoria Viola Prestieri
Happy as Lazzaro Carlo Cresto-Dina, Gregory Gajos, Arthur Hallereau, Alexandra Henochsberg, Pierre-François Piet, Tiziana Soudani, and Michael Weber
On My Skin Luigi Musini, Olivia Musini, and Andrea Occhipinti
2019
(65th)
The Traitor IBC Movie, Kavac Film, and Rai Cinema
Martin Eden Pietro Marcello, Beppe Caschetto, Thomas Ordonneau, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, and Rai Cinema
Pinocchio Archimede, Rai Cinema, and Le Pacte
Piranhas Carlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra
The First King: Birth of an Empire Groenlandia, Gapbusters, Rai Cinema and Roman Citizen

2020s

Year Film Producer(s) Ref.
2020
(66th)
Hidden Away Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra
Bad Tales Agostino Saccà, Giuseppe Saccà , Rai Cinema
Hammamet Agostino Saccà, Maria Grazia Saccà
The Macaluso Sisters Marica 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Chronology". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Niola, Gabriele (12 December 2018). "Ecco i nuovi David di Donatello: nuova giuria, nuovo sistema di votazione, nuovi possibili candidati. Fuori lo streaming". Badtaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema [The awards of cinema] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Gremese Editore. pp. 251–252. ISBN 8877422211.
  4. ^ "Regolamento". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.