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    David

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    Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)

    • Giancarlo Giannini in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      Winner
      • Giancarlo Giannini
      • Celluloide
    • Giancarlo Giannini in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      • Giancarlo Giannini
      • Palermo-Milan One Way
      Ex aequo with himself in Celluloide (1996) during the nomination voting.
    • Ennio Fantastichini
      • Ennio Fantastichini
      • Ferie d'agosto
    • Sergio Castellitto
      • Sergio Castellitto
      • The Star Maker

    Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista)

    • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
      Winner
      • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
      • La seconda volta
      • Lina Sastri
      • Celluloide
      Ex aequo with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in La seconda volta (1995) during the nomination voting.
    • Laura Morante at an event for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      • Laura Morante
      • Ferie d'agosto
    • Virna Lisi
      • Virna Lisi
      • Va' dove ti porta il cuore

    Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beyond the Clouds

      6.4 (6.4K)
      Alfio Contini
    • [object Object]

      Stealing Beauty

      6.5 (32K)
      Darius Khondji
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Dante Spinotti

    Best Costume Design (Migliore Costumista)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Eyre

      6.8 (11K)
      Jenny Beavan
    • [object Object]

      Celluloide

      6.5 (219)
      Luciano Sagoni
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Beatrice Bordone

    Best Director (Migliore Regista)

    • Giuseppe Tornatore
      Winner
      • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • The Star Maker
    • Carlo Lizzani
      • Carlo Lizzani
      • Celluloide
      Ex aequo with Paolo Virzì for Ferie d'agosto (1996).
    • Virzì sul set di Siccità
      • Paolo Virzì
      • Ferie d'agosto
      Ex aequo with Carlo Lizzani for Celluloide (1996).
    • Director Bernardo Bertolucci celebrates his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
      • Stealing Beauty

    Best Editing (Migliore Montatore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who Killed Pasolini?

      6.9 (675)
      Cecilia Zanuso
    • [object Object]

      Stealing Beauty

      6.5 (32K)
      Pietro Scalia
    • [object Object]

      Vite strozzate

      5.6 (195)
      Carla Simoncelli
      Ex aequo with The Star Maker (1995) and Who Killed Pasolini? (1995) during the nomination voting.
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Massimo Quaglia
      Ex aequo with Vite strozzate (1996) and Who Killed Pasolini? (1995) during the nomination voting.
    • [object Object]

      Palermo-Milan One Way

      6.2 (773)
      Ugo De Rossi

    Best Film (Miglior Film)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ferie d'agosto

      6.7 (1.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Celluloide

      6.5 (219)
      Ex aequo with Ferie d'agosto (1996) during the nomination voting.
    • [object Object]

      Stealing Beauty

      6.5 (32K)
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)

    Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)

    • Harvey Keitel
      Winner
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Smoke
    • Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
      • Michel Serrault
      • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
    • Woody Allen at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
      • Woody Allen
      • Mighty Aphrodite

    Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera)

    • Susan Sarandon
      Winner
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Dead Man Walking
    • Emmanuelle Béart
      • Emmanuelle Béart
      • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
    • Emma Thompson
      • Emma Thompson
      • Sense and Sensibility

    Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

      7.2 (5.3K)
      Claude Sautet
    • [object Object]

      Mighty Aphrodite

      7.0 (44K)
      Woody Allen
    • [object Object]

      Smoke

      7.4 (39K)
      Wayne Wang

    Best Music (Migliore Musicista)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Celluloide

      6.5 (219)
      Manuel De Sica
    • [object Object]

      The Story of a Poor Young Man

      6.5 (339)
      Armando Trovajoli
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Ennio Morricone

    Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente)

    • Stefano Incerti in Gorbaciof (2010)
      Winner
      • Stefano Incerti
      • Il verificatore
      • Leonardo Pieraccioni
      • I laureati
    • Mimmo Calopresti
      • Mimmo Calopresti
      • La seconda volta

    Best Producer (Migliore Produttore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Palermo-Milan One Way

      6.2 (773)
      Pietro Innocenzi
      Roberto Di Girolamo
    • [object Object]

      La seconda volta

      6.9 (653)
      Angelo Barbagallo
      Nanni Moretti
    • [object Object]

      Ulysses' Gaze

      7.6 (7.8K)
      Amedeo Pagani

    Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Francesco Bronzi
    • [object Object]

      The Nymph

      5.8 (292)
      Enrico Job
    • [object Object]

      Stealing Beauty

      6.5 (32K)
      Gianni Silvestri

    Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Celluloide

      6.5 (219)
      Furio Scarpelli
      Ugo Pirro
      Carlo Lizzani
    • [object Object]

      Ferie d'agosto

      6.7 (1.3K)
      Francesco Bruni
      Paolo Virzì
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Fabio Rinaudo
      Giuseppe Tornatore

    Best Sound (Migliore Fonico di Presa Diretta)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Palermo-Milan One Way

      6.2 (773)
      Giancarlo Laurenzi
    • [object Object]

      The Star Maker

      7.3 (5.7K)
      Massimo Loffredi
    • [object Object]

      La seconda volta

      6.9 (653)
      Alessandro Zanon

    Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore non Protagonista)

    • Leopoldo Trieste in A Bay of Blood (1971)
      Winner
      • Leopoldo Trieste
      • The Star Maker
    • Alessandro Haber
      • Alessandro Haber
      • I laureati
    • Raoul Bova at an event for The Brothers Grimm (2005)
      • Raoul Bova
      • Palermo-Milan One Way

    Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista)

    • Winner
      • Marina Confalone
      • La seconda volta
      • Lina Sastri
      • Vite strozzate
    • Stefania Sandrelli
      • Stefania Sandrelli
      • The Nymph

    Special David

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    • Virna Lisi
      Winner
      • Virna Lisi
      For her prestigious career.
    • Winner
      • Rita Rusic
      For the quality of her productions in the past year.
    • Winner
      • Aurelio De Laurentiis
    • Winner
      • Giovanni Di Clemente
      For the quality of his productions since 1983.

    40th Anniversary David

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    • Vittorio Gassman
      Winner
      • Vittorio Gassman
    • Gina Lollobrigida
      Winner
      • Gina Lollobrigida

    Also known as

    • Premi David di Donatello

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    Event date

    June 8, 1996

    Event location

    Italy

    Event links

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