The candidates for the David di Donatello: from There’s Still Tomorrow to I Captain

Here we are: the sixty-ninth edition of the award ceremony Donatello’s David, the most important award for Italian cinema, is about to begin. Here are all the candidates who will compete for the statuettes.

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The favorite is without a doubt Paola Cortellesi with his phenomenon film There’s still tomorrow, a global gross of 36 and a half million euros and more than 5 million spectators, success in France and England. Prime time appointment on Rai 1 with the ceremony hosted by Carlo Conti And Alessia Marcuzzi from Cinecittà and our live broadcast.

All applications

Best film

THERE’S STILL TOMORROW directed by Paola CORTELLESI

THE SUN OF THE FUTURE directed by Nanni MORETTI

I CAPTAIN directed by Matteo GARRONE

THE CHIMERA directed by Alice ROHRWACHER

KIDNAPPED directed by Marco BELLOCCHIO

Best direction

Nanni MORETTI for The sun of the future

Matteo GARRONE for I captain

Andrea DI STEFANO for The last night of Love

Alice ROHRWACHER for The chimera

Marco BELLOCCHIO for Kidnapped

Best debut director

Paola CORTELLESI for There’s still tomorrow

Giacomo ABBRUZZESE for Disco Boy

Micaela RAMAZZOTTI for Happiness

Michele RIONDINO for Laf building

Giuseppe FIORELLO for Oddities of love

Best Original Screenplay

Furio ANDREOTTI, Giulia CALENDA, Paola CORTELLESI for There’s still tomorrow

Francesca MARCIANO, Nanni MORETTI, Federica PONTREMOLI, Valia SANTELLA for The sun of the future

Matteo GARRONE, Massimo GAUDIOSO, Massimo CECCHERINI, Andrea TAGLIAFERRI for I captain

Alice ROHRWACHER for The chimera

Maurizio BRAUCCI, Michele RIONDINO for Laf building

Best Adapted Screenplay

Pietro MARCELLO, Maurizio BRAUCCI, Maud AMELINE for The scarlet sails

Giorgio DIRITTI, Fredo VALLA for Lubo

Emma DANTE, Elena STANCANELLI, Giorgio VASTA for Mercy

Armando FESTA, Sydney SIBILIA for Mixed by Erry

Marco BELLOCCHIO, Susanna NICCHIARELLI for Kidnapped

Better production

Mario GIANANI and Lorenzo GANGAROSSA for WILDSIDE, a company of the FREMANTLE group; VISION DISTRIBUTION

SKY group company; in collaboration with SKY; in collaboration with NETFLIX for There’s still tomorrow

Nicola GIULIANO, Francesca CIMA, Carlotta CALORI, Viola PRESTIERI for INDIGO FILM; Pierpaolo VERGA and Edoardo DE ANGELIS for O’ GROOVE; Paolo Del Brocco for RAI CINEMA; Attilio DE RAZZA for TRAMP LIMITED;

Mariagiovanna DE ANGELIS for VGROOVE; Antonio MIYAKAWA for WISE PICTURES for Commander

Giulia ACHILLI, Marco ALESSI, Lionel MASSOL, Pauline SEIGLAND, André LOGIE for Disco Boy

ARCHIMEDE, RAI CINEMA, PATHÉ, TARANTULA for I captain

Carlo CRESTO-DINA with RAI CINEMA for The chimera

Best leading actress

Paola CORTELLESI for There’s still tomorrow

Isabella RAGONESE for Like sheep among wolves

Micaela RAMAZZOTTI for Happiness

Linda CARIDI for The last night of Love

Barbara RONCHI for Kidnapped

Best leading actor

Valerio MASTANDREA for There’s still tomorrow

Antonio ALBANESE for One Hundred Sundays

Pierfrancesco FAVINO for Commander

Josh O’CONNOR for The chimera

Michele RIONDINO for Laf building

Best Supporting Actress

Emanuela FANELLI for There’s still tomorrow

Romana MAGGIORA VERGANO for There’s still tomorrow

Barbora BOBULOVA for The sun of the future

Alba ROHRWACHER for The chimera

Isabella ROSSELLINI for The chimera

Best Supporting Actor

Adriano GIANNINI for Slowly

Giorgio COLANGELI for There’s still tomorrow

Vinicio MARCHIONI for There’s still tomorrow

Silvio ORLANDO for The sun of the future

Elio GERMANO for LAF building

Best author of photography

Davide LEONE for There’s still tomorrow

Ferran PAREDES RUBIO for Commander

Paolo CARNERA for I captain

Hélène LOUVART for The chimera

Francesco DI GIACOMO for Kidnapped

Best composer

SUBSONICA for Slowly

Lele MARCHITELLI for There’s still tomorrow

Franco PIERSANTI for The sun of the future

Andrea FARRI for I captain

Saints PULVIRENTI for The last night of Love

Best song

ADAGIO for Adagio

music, lyrics and interpretation of SUBSONICA (Samuel Umberto ROMANO, Massimiliano CASACCI, Davide DILEO, Enrico MATTA, Luca VICINI)

LIFE AS IT IS for The most beautiful century of my life

music, lyrics and interpretation by BRUNORI SAS

BABY for I Captain

music by Andrea FARRI, lyrics and interpretation by Seydou SARR

‘O DJ (DON’T GIVE UP) for Mixed by Erry

music, lyrics and interpretation of LIBERATO

MY LAND for Palazzina LAF

music, lyrics and interpretation by DIODATO

Best scenography

There’s still tomorrow

scenography Paola COMENCINI, furniture Fiorella CICOLINI

Commander

scenography Carmine GUARINO, furniture Iole AUTERO

I captain

scenography Dimitri CAPUANI, furniture Roberta TRONCARELLI

The chimera

scenography Emita FRIGATO, furniture Rachele MELIADÒ

Kidnapped

scenography Andrea CASTORINA, furniture Valeria VECELLIO

Best costumes

Alberto MORETTI for There’s Still Tomorrow

Massimo CANTINI PARRINI for Commander

Stefano CIAMMITTI for I Captain

Loredana BUSCEMI for The Chimera

Sergio BALLO, Daria CALVELLI for Kidnapped

Best makeup

Adagio – Antonello RESCH, prosthetic make-up or special make-up Lorenzo TAMBURINI, Michele SALGARO VACCARO, Francesca GALAFASSI

There is still tomorrow – Ermanno HOPES

Commander – Paola GATTABRUSI, prosthetic or special make-up Lorenzo TAMBURINI

I captain – Dalia COLLI, prosthetic or special make-up Dalia COLLI and Roberta MARTORINA

Kidnapped – Enrico IACOPONI

Best hairstyle

There is still tomorrow – Teresa DI SERIO

Commander -Massimo GATTABRUSI

I captain -Stefano CIAMMITTI, Dalia COLLI

The chimera – Daniela TARTARI

Kidnapped – Alberta GIULIANI

Best editing

There is still tomorrow – Valentina MARIANI

I captain – Marco SPOLETINI

The last night of Love – Giogio’ FRANCHINI

The Chimera – Nelly QUETTIER

Kidnapped – Francesca CALVELLI, Stefano MARIOTTI

Better sound

There is still tomorrow – Live recording: Filippo PORCARI Sound editing: Alessandro FELETTI Sound creation: Luca ANZELLOTTI Mix: Paolo SEGAT

Commander – Live recording: Valentino GIANNì Sound editing: Alessandro FELETTI Sound creation: Mirko PERRI Mix: Giancarlo RUTIGLIANO

The Sun of the Future – Directed by: Alessandro ZANON Sound editing: Marta BILLINGSLEY Sound creation: Fabrizio QUADROLI Mix: Paolo SEGAT

Io Capitano – Live recording: Maricetta LOMBARDO Sound editing: Daniela BASSANI Sound creation: Mirko PERRI Mix: Gianni PALLOTTO

The Chimera – Live recording: Xavier LAVOREL Sound editing: Marta BILLINGSLEY Mix: Maxence CIEKAWY

Best visual effects – vfx

Adagio – Supervisor: Stefano LEONI Producer: Flaminia MALTESE

Commander – Supervisor: Kevin Tod HAUG Producer: Stacey DODGE

Shark Teeth – Supervisor: Fabio TOMASSETTI Producer: Daniele TOMASSETTI

I captain – Supervisor: Laurent CREUSOT Producer: Massimo CIPOLLINA

Kidnapped – Supervisor: Rodolfo MIGLIARI Producer: Lena DI GENNARO

Best Documentary

ENZO JANNACCI I’M COMING TOO by Giorgio VERDELLI

I, WE AND GABER by Riccardo MILANI

SOMEONE OVER THERE LOVES ME by Mario MARTONE

MUR by Kasia SMUTNIAK

ROME, HOLY AND DAMNED by Daniele CIPRÌ

Best international film

ANATOMY OF A FALL by Justine Triet – Teodora Film

AS BESTAS by Rodrigo Sorogoyen – Movies Inspired, Lucky Red

LEAVES IN THE WIND – KUOLLEET LEHDET by Aki Kaurismäki – Lucky Red, BIM

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by Martin Scorsese – Leone Film Group, 01 Distribution

OPPENHEIMER by Christopher Nolan – Universal Pictures

Best short film

ASTERIÓN by Francesco MONTAGNER

GROUP PHOTO by Tommaso FRANGINI

AS FOR US by Simone MASSI

THE MEATSELLER by Margherita GIUSTI

WE SHOULD ALL BE FUTURIST by Angela NORELLI

David Young

THERE’S STILL TOMORROW by Paola CORTELLESI

COMMANDER by Edoardo DE ANGELIS

I CAPTAIN by Matteo GARRONE

THE LAST TIME WE WERE CHILDREN by Claudio BISIO

STRANGE OF AMURI by Giuseppe FIORELLO