David di Donatello
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David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award
assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian
equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.
Similar prizes had already existed in Italy for about a decade (for example, the Silver Ribbons), but these were voted for by film critics and journalists. However, the Davids have been and are awarded by the people in the industry: screenwriters, performers, technicians, producers and so on.
After Rome, the ceremonies were held at the Greek Theatre in Taormina, then twice in Florence, and finally returned to Rome, always with the support of the President of the Republic and now with the collaboration of the Rome City Council Cultural Policies Department.
The founding organization, now called the David di Donatello Organization is fully functional and works in concert with and thanks to the contribution of the Italian Ministry of the Performing Arts and the Ministry for Cultural Properties and Activities.
The presidents have successively been Italo Gemini (the founder), Eitel Monaco and Paolo Grassi. Currently, it is presided over by Gian Luigi Rondi who has worked with the organization since its inception.
The prizes are awarded primarily to Italian films, with a category dedicated to foreign language films.
Award
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assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian
Italy
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equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.
History
The David di Donatello Awards were first given in Rome in the spring of 1955. Created by a cultural club (then called The Open Gate), the aim was to honour the best of each year’s Italian and foreign films, similar to the American Oscars.Similar prizes had already existed in Italy for about a decade (for example, the Silver Ribbons), but these were voted for by film critics and journalists. However, the Davids have been and are awarded by the people in the industry: screenwriters, performers, technicians, producers and so on.
After Rome, the ceremonies were held at the Greek Theatre in Taormina, then twice in Florence, and finally returned to Rome, always with the support of the President of the Republic and now with the collaboration of the Rome City Council Cultural Policies Department.
The founding organization, now called the David di Donatello Organization is fully functional and works in concert with and thanks to the contribution of the Italian Ministry of the Performing Arts and the Ministry for Cultural Properties and Activities.
The presidents have successively been Italo Gemini (the founder), Eitel Monaco and Paolo Grassi. Currently, it is presided over by Gian Luigi Rondi who has worked with the organization since its inception.
The prizes are awarded primarily to Italian films, with a category dedicated to foreign language films.
Award categories
- David di Donatello for Best FilmDavid di Donatello for Best Film-1970:*Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto, by Elio Petri *Metello, by Mauro Bolognini -1971:*The Conformist , by Bernardo Bertolucci...
- David di Donatello for Best DirectorDavid di Donatello for Best Director-1965:*Francesco Rosi - Il momento della verità *Vittorio De Sica - Matrimonio all'italiana -1966:*Alessandro Blasetti - Io, io, io...e gli altri...
- David di Donatello for Best New DirectorDavid di Donatello for Best New Director-1980s:*1982**Luciano Manuzzi - Fuori stagione*1983**Francesco Laudadio - Grog*1984**Roberto Russo - Flirt*1985**Luciano De Crescenzo - Così parlò Bellavista*1986**Enrico Montesano - A me mi piace*1987...
- David di Donatello for Best ScriptDavid di Donatello for Best Script-1976:*Alberto Bevilacqua & Nino Manfredi - Attenti al buffone-1977:*Leo Benvenuti & Piero De Bernardi - La stanza del vescovo-1981:*Tonino Guerra & Francesco Rosi - Tre fratelli-1982:...
- David di Donatello for Best ProducerDavid di Donatello for Best Producer-1956:*Angelo Rizzoli - Le grandi manovre *Goffredo Lombardo - Pane amore e... *Nicolò Theodoli - Racconti romani *Angelo Rizzoli - Le grandi manovre...
- David di Donatello for Best ActorDavid di Donatello for Best ActorThe David di Donatello for Best Actor is a category of the major Italian film award, the David di Donatello, given by La Accademia del Cinema Italiano .-Winners and nominees:...
- David di Donatello for Best ActressDavid di Donatello for Best Actress-Albo d'oro:1956Gina Lollobrigida - La donna più bella del mondo1958*Anna Magnani - Wild Is the Wind1959*Anna Magnani - Nella città l'inferno1961*Sophia Loren - La ciociara1963...
- David di Donatello for Best Supporting ActorDavid di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor-1982:*Angelo Infanti - Borotalco-1989:*Massimo Dapporto - Mignon è partita *Carlo Croccolo - O re -1990:*Sergio Castellitto - Tre colonne in cronaca-1991:*Ciccio Ingrassia - Condominio...
- David di Donatello for Best Supporting ActressDavid di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress-1982:*Alida Valli - La caduta degli angeli ribelli-1983:*Virna Lisi - Sapore di mare *Lina Polito - Scusate il ritardo -1985:*Marina Confalone - Così parlò Bellavista-1987:...
- David di Donatello for Best CinematographyDavid di Donatello for Best Cinematography-1982:*Tonino Delli Colli - Storie di ordinaria follia-1983:*Franco Di Giacomo - La notte di San Lorenzo-1985:*Pasqualino De Santis - Carmen-1986:*Giuseppe Lanci - Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti...
- David di Donatello for Best ScoreDavid di Donatello for Best Score-1975:*Piero Piccioni - Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto-1977:*Nino Rota - Il Casanova di Federico Fellini-1982:*Lucio Dalla e Fabio Liberatori - Borotalco-1983:...
- David di Donatello for Best Sets and DecorationsDavid di Donatello for Best Sets and Decorations-1981:*Mario Garbuglia - La vera storia della Signora delle camelie-1986:*Enrico Job - Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti-1988:*Bruno Cesari , Osvaldo Desideri e Ferdinando Scarfiotti - L'ultimo imperatore...
- David di Donatello for Best CostumesDavid di Donatello for Best Costumes-1981:*Piero Tosi - La vera storia della Signora delle camelie-1983:*Gabriella Pescucci - That Night in Varennes-1984:*Nan Cecchi - I Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori-1988:...
- David di Donatello for Best EditingDavid di Donatello for Best Editing-1982:*Ruggero Mastroianni - Storie di ordinaria follia-1983:*Roberto Perpignani - La notte di San Lorenzo-1985:*Ruggero Mastroianni - Carmen-1986:*Ruggero Mastroianni - Speriamo che sia femmina-1987:...
- David di Donatello for Best SoundDavid di Donatello for Best Sound-1990:*Remo Ugolinelli - Porte aperte-1991:*Tiziano Crotti - Mediterraneo *Remo Ugolinelli - Ultrà -1994:*Tullio Morganti - Sud*Benito Alchimede - Perdiamoci di vista!...
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign FilmDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign Film-1950s-1960s:**Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George**Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford*2006 Crash, directed by Paul Haggis**A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg**Good Night, and Good Luck., directed by George Clooney...
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign DirectorDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign DirectorThe David di Donatello for best foreign film director, or in Italian, Migliore Regista Straniero, was given from 1966 until 1990.-1967:*David Lean - Doctor Zhivago-1968:*Richard Brooks - In Cold Blood-1969:...
- David di Donatello for Best European FilmDavid di Donatello for Best European Film*2008 - Irina Palm - Sam Garbarski**4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – Cristian Mungiu**The Secret of the Grain – Abdel Kechiche**Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Shekhar Kapur**The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Julian Schnabel...
External links
- Official website
- Official website
- David di Donatello Awards at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- David di Donatello Awards at Film Movement