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David di Donatello Awards

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    David

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    Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)

    • Roberto Benigni at an event for Pinocchio (2002)
      Winner
      • Roberto Benigni
      • The Little Devil
    • Giancarlo Giannini in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      • Giancarlo Giannini
      • 'O re
    • Carlo Verdone
      • Carlo Verdone
      • Compagni di scuola

    Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista)

    • Stefania Sandrelli
      Winner
      • Stefania Sandrelli
      • Mignon è partita
    • Marina Vlady in A Few Days of Respite (2010)
      • Marina Vlady
      • Splendor
    • Ornella Muti at an event for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      • Ornella Muti
      • The Sparrow's Fluttering

    Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Legend of the Holy Drinker

      7.1 (2.4K)
      Dante Spinotti
    • [object Object]

      Splendor

      7.1 (1.2K)
      Luciano Tovoli
    • [object Object]

      Francesco

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Giuseppe Lanci

    Best Costume Design (Migliore Costumista)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      'O re

      6.4 (127)
      Lucia Mirisola
    • [object Object]

      Splendor

      7.1 (1.2K)
      Gabriella Pescucci
    • [object Object]

      Francesco

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Danilo Donati

    Best Director (Migliore Regista)

    • Ermanno Olmi
      Winner
      • Ermanno Olmi
      • The Legend of the Holy Drinker
    • Marco Risi
      • Marco Risi
      • Forever Mary
    • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • Cinema Paradiso

    Best Editing (Migliore Montatore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Legend of the Holy Drinker

      7.1 (2.4K)
      Ermanno Olmi
    • [object Object]

      Francesco

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Gabriella Cristiani
    • [object Object]

      The Little Devil

      6.9 (4.3K)
      Nino Baragli

    Best Film (Miglior Film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Legend of the Holy Drinker

      7.1 (2.4K)
    • [object Object]

      Francesco

      6.2 (1.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Cinema Paradiso

      8.5 (304K)

    Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)

    • Dustin Hoffman
      Winner
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Rain Man
    • John Malkovich at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      • John Malkovich
      • Dangerous Liaisons
    • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
      • Gene Hackman
      • Mississippi Burning

    Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)

    • Jodie Foster
      Winner
      • Jodie Foster
      • The Accused
    • Isabelle Huppert at an event for In Another Country (2012)
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Story of Women
    • Shirley MacLaine at an event for Dreamgirls (2006)
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Madame Sousatzka

    Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)

    • Pedro Almodóvar
      Winner
      • Pedro Almodóvar
      • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
    • Woody Allen at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
      • Woody Allen
      • Another Woman
    • Barry Levinson in The Bay (2012)
      • Barry Levinson
      • Rain Man

    Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rain Man

      8.0 (569K)
      Barry Levinson
    • [object Object]

      Mississippi Burning

      7.8 (123K)
      Alan Parker
    • [object Object]

      Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

      7.5 (49K)
      Pedro Almodóvar

    Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who Framed Roger Rabbit

      7.7 (227K)
      Robert Watts
      Frank Marshall
    • [object Object]

      Rain Man

      8.0 (569K)
      Mark Johnson
    • [object Object]

      The Bear

      7.7 (20K)
      Claude Berri

    Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Fish Called Wanda

      7.5 (161K)
      John Cleese
    • [object Object]

      Rain Man

      8.0 (569K)
      Ron Bass
      Barry Morrow
    • [object Object]

      Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

      7.5 (49K)
      Pedro Almodóvar

    Best Music (Migliore Musicista)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cinema Paradiso

      8.5 (304K)
      Ennio Morricone
    • [object Object]

      'O re

      6.4 (127)
      Nicola Piovani
    • [object Object]

      Splendor

      7.1 (1.2K)
      Armando Trovajoli

    Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente)

    • Francesca Archibugi
      Winner
      • Francesca Archibugi
      • Mignon è partita
      • Massimo Guglielmi
      • Rebus
      • Sergio Staino
      • Cavalli si nasce

    Best Producer (Migliore Produttore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Caro Gorbaciov

      6.4 (35)
      Filiberto Bandini
    • [object Object]

      Cinema Paradiso

      8.5 (304K)
      Franco Cristaldi
      Giovanna Romagnoli
    • [object Object]

      Forever Mary

      7.3 (1.3K)
      Claudio Bonivento

    Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Francesco

      6.2 (1.8K)
      Danilo Donati
    • [object Object]

      'O re

      6.4 (127)
      Lucia Mirisola
    • [object Object]

      Fair Game

      4.9 (654)
      Ferdinando Scarfiotti

    Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mignon è partita

      6.7 (368)
      Gloria Malatesta
      Claudia Sbarigia
      Francesca Archibugi
    • [object Object]

      The Legend of the Holy Drinker

      7.1 (2.4K)
      Tullio Kezich
      Ermanno Olmi
    • [object Object]

      Compagni di scuola

      7.2 (2.9K)
      Piero De Bernardi
      Leonardo Benvenuti
      Carlo Verdone

    Best Song (Migliore Canzone)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sparrow's Fluttering

      5.4 (196)
      Lucio Dalla
      Mauro Malavasi
    • [object Object]

      'O re

      6.4 (127)
      Luigi Magni
      Mauro Pagani
      Nicola Piovani
      For the song "'O re".
    • [object Object]

      Fair Game

      4.9 (654)
      Giorgio Moroder
    • [object Object]

      Una notte, un sogno

      Paolo Conte
    • [object Object]

      Se lo scopre Gargiulo

      6.0 (101)
      Pino Daniele

    Best Sound (Migliore Fonico di Presa Diretta)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mignon è partita

      6.7 (368)
      Candido Raini
    • [object Object]

      Forever Mary

      7.3 (1.3K)
      Tommaso Quattrini
    • [object Object]

      The Little Devil

      6.9 (4.3K)
      Remo Ugolinelli

    Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore non Protagonista)

    • Carlo Croccolo in Capri (2006)
      Winner
      • Carlo Croccolo
      • 'O re
      Tied with Massimo Dapporto for Mignon è partita (1988).
    • Winner
      • Massimo Dapporto
      • Mignon è partita
      Tied with Carlo Croccolo for 'O re (1989).
      • Paolo Panelli
      • Splendor

    Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista)

    • Winner
      • Athina Cenci
      • Compagni di scuola
    • Pupella Maggio in Cinema Paradiso (1988)
      • Pupella Maggio
      • Cinema Paradiso
    • Pamela Villoresi in The Seagull (1977)
      • Pamela Villoresi
      • Splendor

    Luchino Visconti Award

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    • Paolo Taviani
      Vittorio Taviani
      Winners
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani

    Alitalia Award

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    • Monica Vitti in L'Avventura (1960)
      Winner
      • Monica Vitti

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    • Premi David di Donatello

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    Event date

    June 3, 1989

    Event location

    Italy

    Event links

    • http://www.daviddidonatello.it/

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