THE Silver Ribbons they decree the second seasons of the Sky Original series Call My Agent – Italy And The king respectively best comedy and best crime series of the year. Produced by Sky Studios with Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment and with Wildside, both Fremantle group companies, in collaboration with Zocotoco, the series starring Luca Zingaretti in the role of the grim director of a border prison is worth his female protagonist Isabella Ragonese the Nastro d’Argento as best leading actress of the year. Already the first season of Call My Agent – Italy it was the best comedy series of 2023. With the recognition just announced, the brilliant series produced by Sky Studios and Palomar about behind the scenes of the world of Italian entertainment has won the Nastro d’Argento for the second consecutive year.
Furthermore, he guest starred as himself in the second, highly appreciated episode of the second season of the series, Gabriele Muccino he wins a special recognition for his ability to get involved, as an actor, with surprising self-irony, having fun and certainly having fun.
12 Silver Ribbon nominations for Sky Original series
There were a total of 12 Silver Ribbon nominations for the Sky Original series of the current season. All titles nominated – the winners Call My Agent And The king but also A love, One Summer Ago, All Well Home – Second season And All we have left is the crime – The series – are available on demand on Sky and streaming on NOW.
the awards ceremony
The Ribbons for the Great Series of the year will be delivered on 1 June, at the Royal Palace of Naples, with a ceremony that will conclude the fourth edition of the Award conceived and organized by the Italian Film Journalists (SNGCI) in collaboration with the Campania Region Film Commission, with the support of the MiC General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual. Main sponsor SIAE – Italian Society of Authors and Publishers.
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Nastri d’Argento Grandi Serie, all the nominations
A great celebration for seriality
Which has changed the audience of networks and platforms in recent years and has made the new cinematographic format of traditional fiction international and increasingly loved by the public, transforming its storytelling in the hands of screenwriters who are increasingly attentive to the recovery of great literature: many titles this year are born from literary successes and it is no coincidence that the ‘Series of the Year’chosen by the specialized press, both History Of Francesca Archibugi (Rai) from the novel by Elsa Morante. A collective award for the producers, Roberto Sessa for Picomedia and Maria Pia Ammirati Director of Rai Fiction, and naturally, with the director Francesca Archibugi, also for the screenwriters Giulia Calenda, Ilaria Macchia, Francesco Piccolo and Archibugi herself together with the cast: Jasmine Trinca, Elio Germano , Asia Argento, the young Lorenzo Zurzolo, Francesco Zenga and Valerio Mastandrea.
the screenwriters, protagonists of the serial revolution
To the screenwriters, great protagonists of the serial revolution, special attention with the Nastro le ‘Silver Pens’ Campo Marzio, Award that adds value to the ‘created by’ which summarizes their decisive contribution to the birth and creative development of each project. And it was born among the Journalists’ awards, in this edition the SIAE Silver Ribbon for the screenplay which rewards the authors of Antonia (Prime Video) Chiara Martegiani, Elisa Casseri and Carlotta Corradi. The series was born from an idea by Chiara Martegiani who is also the protagonist.
three actresses and actors with special ribbons
The specialized journalists celebrated, with a choice of the National Board of Directors, the success of the ‘iconic’ protagonists of the year much loved by the public: Sabrina Ferilli For Glory (Rai), Alessandro Borghi And Adriano Giannini For Supersex (Netflix) and with them the director Gabriele Muccino, who has self-ironically put himself on the line as an actor twice this year, with his own performance irresistible in just as many popular series as Call my agent – Italy (Sky) And Life as Carlo (Paramount+), both in their second season. Their performers won with the most voted titles: Isabella Ragonese protagonist of the king (Sky), Michele Riondinoin the role of the progenitor of the most exciting dynasty Sicilian, the saga of the Florio family, The Lions of Sicily (Disney+) based on the novel of the same name by Stefania Auci which won in the ‘Best Drama’ category, directed by Paolo Genovese, written by Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo. Tapes also for actresses and supporting actors Linda Caridi For Supersex (Netflix) e Giovanni Ludeno who joins Luisa Ranieri The investigations of Lolita Lobosco (Rai).
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Nastri d’Argento between music and cinema this year also for two very young revelations: Leo Gassmann For Franco Califano And Letizia Toni For You are in the soul. The ‘Guglielmo Biraghi’ Award, with which the cinematographic press highlights the talent of the youngest every year, went to James George: a very high-speed success (which also received an Award from Italian) for four very popular titles, from Sea outside And Doc – In your hands to We are legend And For Elisa – The Claps case. And right at For Elisa – The Claps case (Rai) a special Silver Ribbon goes to its director Marco Pontecorvo and the protagonist Gianmarco Saurino.
And there are quite a few series that have entered this year palmares for the value that a new narrative expresses on social issues, a declared attention The Fantastic 5 (Mediaset), Nastri d’Argento Award – Claudio Nobis Foundation, produced by Luca Bernabei of Lux Vide, a Fremantle group company with Daniele Cesarano, Head of Drama for RTI – Mediaset Group. A story born from an idea of Bernabei himself and Massimo Gramellini with protagonist Raoul Bovaempathetic coach of a Paralympic team. It’s still, The Ribbon of Legality – Series He went to Il Clandestino – An investigator in Milan (Rai) starring Edoardo Leo directed by Rolando Ravello, a Rai Fiction and Italian International Film co-production, produced by Fulvio and Paola Lucisano. The Clandestine he is a detective outside the traditional canons who renews a genre much frequented by serials with a significant sign of attention to social issues, even in the construction of stories that do not forget the world of the fragile in a big city. It’s at Giusy Buscemiprotagonist of Vanina – An assistant commissioner in Catania directed by Davide Marengo, the prize that the Ribbons assign with Nuovo Imaie went, delivered by a very popular protagonist, not only in Naples, for A Place in the Sun like Patrizio Rispo. From Salvatore Clemensi Giusy Buscemi will also receive the traditional Wella Professionals Image Award every year at the Nastri d’Argento.
Around sixty series have been selected this year
Titles that have opened up the traditional audience of fiction to the great authors of cinema, and 70 votes from Film Journalists for the best of a selection that took into consideration the titles of the season broadcast from 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024 .
all prizes
SERIES OF THE YEAR
HISTORY (RAI)
Direction Francesca ARCHIBUGI
Protagonists Jasmine TRINCA, Elio GERMANO, Asia ARGENTO, Lorenzo ZURZOLO, Francesco ZENGA
and with Valerio MASTANDREA
A production Picomedia in collaboration with rai fiction in collaboration with THALIE IMAGES
Film script Giulia CALENDA, Ilaria MACCHIA, Francesco PICCOLO, Francesca ARCHIBUGI
BEST ‘COMEDY’ SERIES
CALL MY AGENT – ITALY | SECOND SEASON (SKY)
Direction Luca RIBUOLI
Produced by Sky Studios and Palomar
Film script Lisa NUR SULTAN with Federico BACCOMO and Dario D’AMATO
BEST ‘CRIME’ SERIES
THE KING | SECOND SEASON (SKY)
Direction Giuseppe GAGLIARDI
A production Sky Studios with The Apartment and Wildside, both Fremantle group companies,
in collaboration with Zocotoco
Film script Alessandro Fabbri and Peppe Fiore, Federico Gnesini
BEST ‘DRAMA’ SERIES
THE LIONS OF SICILY (DISNEY+)
Direction Paolo GENOVESE
A production COMPAGNIA LEONE CINEMATOGRAFICA – LOTUS PRODUCTION,
a company of LEONE FILM GROUP
Film script Ludovica RAMPOLDI, Stefano SARDO
BEST ‘DRAMEDY’ SERIES
A PROFESSOR | SECOND SEASON (RAI)
Direction Alessandro CASALE
A co-production rai fiction, BANIJAY STUDIOS ITALY
Film script Sandro Petraglia, Valentina Gaddi,
Sebastiano Melloni, Fidel Signorile
BEST ‘TV MOVIE’
NAPLES MILLIONAIRE (RAI)
Direction Luca MINIERO
A production Picomedia in collaboration with rai fiction
Film script Massimo GAUDIOSO, Filippo GILI
With Massimiliano GALLO and Vanessa SCALERA
LEADING ACTRESS
Isabella RAGONESE The king
MAIN CHARACTER
Michele RIONDINO The Lions of Sicily
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Linda CARIDI Supersex
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Giovanni LUDENO The investigations of Lolita Lobosco
THE SPECIAL PRIZES
THE ‘PROTAGONISTS OF THE YEAR’
Sabrina ferilli Glory
Alessandro Borghi and Adriano Giannini Supersex
Gabriele Muccino Call my agent – Italy – Second season and Vita da Carlo – Second season
SPECIAL SILVER RIBBON
To the director Marco PONTECORVO and the protagonist Gianmarco SAURINO
For Elisa – The Claps case
SIAE SILVER RIBBON
for the screenplay
Elisa CASSERI, Carlotta Corradi, Chiara MARTEGIANI
Antonia
LEGALITY RIBBON – SERIES
THE CLANDESTINE – AN INVESTIGATOR IN MILAN (RAI)
Direction Rolando RAVELLO
A co-production rai fiction – Italian International Film, an LMG company
GUGLIELMO BIRAGHI AWARD – SERIES
Giacomo GIORGIO
Sea outside, For Elisa – The Claps case, We are legend, Doc – In your hands
which also receives the
ITALIAN AWARD
REVELATIONS OF THE YEAR
Leo GASSMANN Califano
Letizia TONI You are in the soul
NUOVO IMAIE AWARD – SERIES
Giusy BUSCEMI Vanina – An assistant commissioner in Catania
which also receives the
WELLA PROFESSIONALS AWARD FOR IMAGE
SILVER RIBBONS CLAUDIO NOBIS FOUNDATION – SERIES
THE FANTASTIC 5 (MEDIASET)
A co-production RTI – LUX VIDE
Made by LUX VIDE, company of the FREMANTLE group
THE SILVER RIBBONS LARGE SERIES
they are a special project of the Nastri d’Argento
in collaboration with the Campania Region Film Commission
Award of national cultural interest i SILVER RIBBONS in 2024 at the 78th edition they are created by the SNGCI – National Union of Italian Film Journalists with the support of the MiC Ministry of Culture and Audiovisual – General Directorate for Cinema and with the contribution of institutional and private partners.
