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David Donatello 2024, Io Capitano by Matteo Garrone triumphs

Vita gazette – Garrone and Cortellesi triumph at the David di Donatello. The Best Film is I Captain, which receives a total of 7 Davids. There’s still tomorrow follows, with 6 prizes. Kidnapped by Marco Bellocchio receives 5 statuettes instead.

On the evening of May 3rd, the David di Donatello 2024 awards were presented, i.e. the awards of the “Oscar night” of Italian cinema, which this year reached its 69th edition, which took place in the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The evening opened with a tribute to Federico Fellini: a choreography by Luca Tomassini that pays homage to the great director fills the studio, accompanied by Fellini’s voice.

Two Davids were awarded for Lifetime Achievement: to the actress Milena Vukotic and to the brilliant composer Giorgio Moroder. The David Speciale 2024 was awarded to the journalist and critic Vincenzo Mollica.

Here are all the films and artists awarded at the 69th edition of the “Oscars” of Italian cinema

The Captain has won 7 awards

Triumph for I Captain by Matteo Garrone with 7 awards including Best Film and Best Director. “This film tells the stories of those who are not heard, it was essential to make this film with those who actually lived that contemporary odyssey. Even on set I was lucky enough to work with the extras who had made that trip and helped me and I often found myself co-directing with them.” And he made an appeal: “I believe that it is time to start teaching cinema in schools because it is important that it reaches young people.”

There’s Still Tomorrow has won 6 awards

Paola Cortellesi who with her debut film There’s Still Tomorrow won 6 awards including Best Directorial Debut and Best Leading Actress for the same author and performer. Paola Cortellesi, the first to go up to collect a statuette for “There’s Still Tomorrow”, the public’s David. “We are the spectators, we are all of us and I like to think that there is everything among them, even those who don’t think like me. Thanks to the 5 million people who left their homes, looked for parking and paid for the ticket to see my film”, says the Roman actress and director. Paola Cortellesi the David for best leading actress. “It’s all a big deal, I thank the director (herself) who recommended me!”.

David di Donatello 2024 Nominations and Winners (in bold)

Best Film

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Paola Cortellesi
  • A Brighter Tomorrow, Nanni Moretti
  • Io Capitano, Matteo Garrone
  • La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher
  • Kidnapped, Marco Bellocchio

Best Director

  • Nanni Moretti, A Brighter Tomorrow, Nanni Moretti
  • Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano
  • Andrea di Stefano, Last Night Of Amore
  • Alice Rohrwacher, La Chimera
  • Marco Bellocchio, Kidnapped
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Best New Director

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Paola Cortellesi
  • Disco Boy, Giacomo Abbruzzese
  • Felicità, Micaela Ramazzotti
  • Palazzina Laf, Michele Riondino
  • Fireworks, Giuseppe Fiorello

Best Original Script

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Furio AndreottI, Giulia calenda, Paola Cortellesi
  • A Brighter Tomorrow, Francesca Marciano, Nanni MorettI, Federica Pontremoli, Valia Santella
  • Io capitano, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo CeccherinI, Andrea Tagliaferri
  • La chimera, Alice Rohrwacher
  • Palazzina LAF, Maurizio Braucci, Michele Riondi

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • Scarlet, Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Maud Ameline
  • Lubo, Giorgio DirittI, Fredo Valla
  • Misericordia, Emma Dante, Elena Stancanelli, Giorgio Vasta
  • Mixed by Erry, Armando Festa, Sydney Sibilia
  • Kidnapped, Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli

Best Producer

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • Comandante,  Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta CalorI, Viola Prestieri
  • Disco Boy, Giulia Achilli, Marco AlessI, Lionel massol, Pauline Seigland, André logie
  • Io capitano, Archimede, Rai cinema, Pathé, Tarantula
  • La chimera, Carlo Cresto Dina

Best Actress

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Paola Cortellesi
  • Like Sheep Among Wolves, Isabella Ragonese
  • Felicità, Micaela Ramazzotti
  • Last Night Of Amore, Linda Caridi
  • Kidnapped, Barbara Ronchi

Best Actor

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Valerio Mastandrea
  • A Hundred Sundays, Antonio Albanese
  • Comandante, Pierfrancesco Favino
  • La Chimera, Josh O’Connor
  • Palazzina LAF, Michele Riondino

Supporting Actress

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Emanuela Fanelli
  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Romana Maggiora vergano
  • A Brighter Tomorrow, Barbora Bobulova
  • La Chimera, Alba Rohrwacher
  • La Chimera, Isabella Rossellini

Supporting Actor

  • Adagio, Adriano Giannini
  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Giorgio Colangeli
  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Vinicio Marchioni
  • A Brighter Tomorrow, Silvio Orlando
  • Palazzina LAF, Elio Germano

Cinematography

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Davide Leone
  • Comandante, Ferran Paredes Rubio
  • Io Capitano, Paolo Carnera
  • La Chimera, Hélène Louvart
  • Kidnapped, Francesco Di Giacomo

Composer

  • Adagio, Subsonica
  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Lele Marchitelli
  • A Brighter Tomorrow, Franco Piersanti
  • Io Capitano, Andrea Farri
  • The Last Night Of Amore, Santi Pulvirenti

Best International Film

  • Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet
  • The Beasts, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
  • Fallen Leaves, Aki Kaurismäki
  • Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese
  • Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan

Sound

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Filippo Porcari, Alessandro Feletti, Luca Anzellotti, Paolo Segat
  • Comandante, Valentino Giannì, Alessandro Feletti, Mirko Perri, Giancarlo Rutigliano
  • A Brighter Tomorrow,  Alessandro Zanon, Marta Billingsley, Fabrizio Quadroli, Paolo Segat
  • Io Capitano, Maricetta Lombardo, Daniela Bassani, Mirko Perri, Gianni Pallotto
  • La Chimera, Xavier Lavorel, Marta Billingsley, Maxence Ciekawy

Set Design

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Paola Comencini, Fiorella Cicolini
  • Comandante,  Carmine Guarino, Iole Autero
  • Io capitano, Dimitri Capuani, arredamento Roberta Troncarelli
  • La chimera, Emita Frigato, Rachele Meliadò
  • Kidnapped, Andrea Castorina, Valeria Vecellio

Costume

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Alberto Moretti
  • Comandante, Massimo Cantini Parrini
  • Io capitano, Stefano Ciammitti
  • La Chimera, Loredana Buscemi
  • Kidnapped, Sergio Ballo, Daria Calvelli

Make-up

  • Adagio Antonello Resch, Lorenzo Tamburini, Michele salgaro vaccaro, Francesca Galafassi
  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Ermanno Spera
  • Comandante, Paola GattabrusI, Lorenzo Tamburini
  • Io Capitano, Dalia CollI, Roberta Martorina
  • Kidnapped, Enrico Iacoponi

Hair

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Teresa Di Serio
  • Comandante, Massimo Gattabrusi
  • Io capitano, Stefano Ciammitti, Dalia Colli
  • La chimera, Daniela Tartari
  • Kidnapped, Alberta Giuliani

Editing

  • There’s Still Tomorrow, Valentina Mariani
  • Io Capitano, Marco Spoletini
  • The Last Night Of  Amore, Giogio’ Franchini
  • La Chimera, Nelly Quettier
  • Kidnapped, Francesca Calvelli, Stefano Mariotti

Special Effects

  • Adagio, Stefano Leoni, Flaminia Maltese
  • Comandante  Kevin Tod Haug, Stacey Dodge
  • My Summer With The Shark, Fabio Tomassetti, Daniele Tomassetti
  • Io capitano, Laurent Creusot, Massimo Cipollina
  • Kidnapped, Rodolfo Migliari, Lena Di Gennaro

Documentary

  • Enzo Jannacci: Vengo Anch’io,  Giorgio Verdelli
  • Io Noi e Gaber, Riccardo Milani
  • Somebody Down There Likes Me, Mario Martone
  • Walls, Kasia Smutniak
  • Roma, Santa e Dannata, Daniele Ciprì

 

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