David di Donatello for Best Director
| David di Donatello Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best director of an Italian film |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano |
| First awarded | 1956 (for direction in films released during the 1955/1956 film season) |
| Currently held by | Giorgio Diritti — Hidden Away (2020) |
| Website | daviddidonatello |
The David di Donatello Award for Best Director (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior regista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding direction of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.[1] The award was first given in 1956, and became competitive in 1981.[2]
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.[3][4]
Francesco Rosi is the record holder with six awards in the category, received from 1965 to 1997, followed by Mario Monicelli and Giuseppe Tornatore with four.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[1]
1950s
[edit]| Year | Director | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955/56 (1st) | |||
| Gianni Franciolini | Roman Tales | ||
| 1956/57 (2nd) | |||
| Federico Fellini | Nights of Cabiria | ||
| 1958/59 (4th) | |||
| Alberto Lattuada | Tempest |
1960s
[edit]1970s
[edit]1980s
[edit]1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]Multiple wins and nominations
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chronology". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema [The awards of cinema] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Gremese Editore. pp. 251–252. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ "Regolamento". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Niola, Gabriele (12 December 2018). "Ecco i nuovi David di Donatello: nuova giuria, nuovo sistema di votazione, nuovi possibili candidati. Fuori lo streaming". Badtaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- David di Donatello for Best Director at IMDb
- Daviddidonatello.it (official website)
