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David di Donatello for Best Director

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David di Donatello for Best Director
The 2025 recipient: Maura Delpero
Awarded forBest director of an Italian film
CountryItaly
Presented byAccademia del Cinema Italiano
First award1956 (for direction in films released during the 1955/1956 film season)
Currently held byMaura Delpero
Vermiglio (2025)
Websitewww.daviddidonatello.it

The David di Donatello 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 Marco Bellocchio, Mario Monicelli and Giuseppe Tornatore with four.

Maura Delpero became the first woman to win in 2025.

Winners and nominees

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Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[1]

Gianni Franciolini (right) was the first holder of the award, winning in 1956 for Roman Tales.
Federico Fellini won the award three times from 1957 to 1974, for Nights of Cabiria, La dolce vita, and Amarcord.
Michelangelo Antonioni won in 1961 for La notte.
Ermanno Olmi was nominated five times, winning three times over a span of four decades.
Vittorio De Sica won twice, in 1963 and 1965.
Pietro Germi (left) won twice for Seduced and Abandoned and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians.
Franco Zeffirelli won in 1969 for Romeo and Juliet and in 1972 for Brother Sun, Sister Moon.
Luchino Visconti won twice, for Death in Venice in 1971 and Ludwig in 1974.
Dino Risi won in 1975 for Scent of a Woman.
Mario Monicelli won four times from 1976 to 1990, every year he was nominated.
Ettore Scola won three times from 1978 to 1987, being nominated six times.
Marco Bellocchio won four times from 1980 to 2023.
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani won twice in 1983 and 2012.
Bernardo Bertolucci won in 1988 for The Last Emperor.
Giuseppe Tornatore won four times from 1996 to 2013, being nominated six times.
Roberto Benigni won in 1998 for Life is Beautiful.
Pupi Avati won in 2003 after six nominations.
Paolo Sorrentino won in 2005 for The Consequences of Love and in 2014 for The Great Beauty.
Nanni Moretti won in 2006 for The Caiman, after seven nominations.
Matteo Garrone won three times, in 2009, 2016 and 2019, for Gomorrah, Tale of Tales and Dogman.

1950s

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Year Director(s) English Title Original Title
1955/56 Gianni Franciolini Roman Tales Racconti romani
1956/57
Federico Fellini Nights of Cabiria Le notti di Cabiria
1958/59
Alberto Lattuada Tempest La tempesta

1960s

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Year Director(s) Film
1959/60
(5th) 		Federico Fellini La dolce vita
1960/61
(6th)
Michelangelo Antonioni La notte
1961/62
(7th)
Ermanno Olmi Il posto
1962/63
(8th)
Vittorio De Sica The Condemned of Altona
1963/64
(9th)
Pietro Germi Seduced and Abandoned
1964/65
(10th)
Vittorio De Sica Marriage Italian-Style
Francesco Rosi The Moment of Truth
1965/66
(11th)
Alessandro Blasetti Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Pietro Germi The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966/67
(12th)
Luigi Comencini Misunderstood
1967/68
(13th)
Carlo Lizzani Bandits in Milan
1968/69
(14th)
Franco Zeffirelli Romeo and Juliet

1970s

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Year Director(s) Film
1969/70
(15th) 		Gillo Pontecorvo Burn!
1970/71
(16th)
Luchino Visconti Death in Venice
1971/72
(17th)
Sergio Leone Duck, You Sucker!
Franco Zeffirelli Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972/73
(18th)
Luchino Visconti Ludwig
1973/74
(19th)
Federico Fellini Amarcord
1974/75
(20th)
Dino Risi Scent of a Woman
1975/76
(21st)
Mario Monicelli My Friends
Francesco Rosi Illustrious Corpses
1976/77
(22nd)
Mario Monicelli An Average Little Man
Valerio Zurlini The Desert of the Tartars
1977/78
(23rd)
Ettore Scola A Special Day
1978/79
(24th)
Francesco Rosi Christ Stopped at Eboli

1980s

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Year Director(s) Film
1979/80(25th) Marco Bellocchio A Leap in the Dark
Gillo Pontecorvo Ogro
1980/81
(26th)
Francesco Rosi Three Brothers
Luigi Comencini Voltati Eugenio
Ettore Scola Passion of Love
1981/82
(27th)
Marco Ferreri Tales of Ordinary Madness
Salvatore Piscicelli The Opportunities of Rosa
Carlo Verdone Talcum Powder
1982/83
(28th)
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani The Night of the Shooting Stars
Gianni Amelio Blow to the Heart
Ettore Scola That Night in Varennes
1983/84
(29th)
Ettore Scola Le Bal
Federico Fellini And the Ship Sails On
Nanni Loy Where's Picone?
1984/85
(30th)
Francesco Rosi Carmen
Pupi Avati Bank Clerks
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Kaos
1985/86
(31st)
Mario Monicelli Let's Hope It's a Girl
Federico Fellini Ginger and Fred
Nanni Moretti The Mass Is Ended
1986/87
(32nd)
Ettore Scola The Family
Pupi Avati Christmas Present
Francesco Maselli A Tale of Love
1987/88
(33rd)
Bernardo Bertolucci The Last Emperor
Federico Fellini Intervista
Nikita Sergeevič Mikhalkov Dark Eyes
1988/89
(34th)
Ermanno Olmi The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Marco Risi Forever Mery
Giuseppe Tornatore Cinema Paradiso

1990s

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Year Director(s) Film
1989/90
(35th) 		Mario Monicelli Dark Illness
Gianni Amelio Open Doors
Pupi Avati The Story of Boys & Girls
Federico Fellini The Voice of the Moon
Nanni Loy Scugnizzi
Nanni Moretti Red Wood Pigeon
1990/91
(36th)
Marco Risi Boys on the Outside
Ricky Tognazzi Ultrà
Francesca Archibugi Towards Evening
Daniele Luchetti The Yes Man
Gabriele Salvatores Mediterraneo
1991/92
(37th)
Gianni Amelio The Stolen Children
Marco Risi The Invisible Wall
Carlo Verdone Damned the Day I Met You
1992/93
(38th)
Roberto Faenza Jonah Who Lived in the Whale
Ricky Tognazzi The Escort
Francesca Archibugi The Great Pumpkin
1993/94
(39th)
Carlo Verdone Let's Not Keep in Touch
Nanni Moretti Caro diario
Pasquale Pozzessere Father and Son
1994/95
(40th)
Mario Martone Nasty Love
Gianni Amelio Lamerica
Alessandro D'Alatri No Skin
1995/96
(41st)
Giuseppe Tornatore The Star Maker
Bernardo Bertolucci Stealing Beauty
Carlo Lizzani Celluloide
Paolo Virzì August Vacation
1996/97
(42nd)
Francesco Rosi The Truce
Roberto Faenza Marianna Ucrìa
Wilma Labate My Generation
Gabriele Salvatores Nirvana
Maurizio Zaccaro The Game Bag
1997/98
(43rd)
Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful
Mario Martone Rehearsals for War
Paolo Virzì Ovosodo
1998/99
(44th)
Giuseppe Tornatore The Legend of 1900
Bernardo Bertolucci Besieged
Giuseppe Piccioni Fuori dal mondo

2000s

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Year Director(s) Film
2000 Silvio Soldini Bread and Tulips
Marco Bechis Olympic Garage
Ricky Tognazzi Canone inverso
2001 Gabriele Muccino The Last Kiss
Marco Tullio Giordana One Hundred Steps
Nanni Moretti The Son's Room
2002 Ermanno Olmi The Profession of Arms
Giuseppe Piccioni Light of My Eyes
Silvio Soldini Burning in the Wind
2003 Pupi Avati Incantato
Marco Bellocchio My Mother's Smile
Matteo Garrone The Embalmer
Gabriele Muccino Remember Me, My Love
Ferzan Özpetek Facing Windows
2004 Marco Tullio Giordana The Best of Youth
Pupi Avati Christmas Rematch
Marco Bellocchio Good Morning, Night
Sergio Castellitto Don't Move
Matteo Garrone First Love
2005 Paolo Sorrentino The Consequences of Love
Gianni Amelio The Keys to the House
Davide Ferrario After Midnight
Andrea and Antonio Frazzi A Children's Story
Ferzan Özpetek Sacred Heart
2006 Nanni Moretti The Caiman
Antonio Capuano Mario's War
Michele Placido Romanzo Criminale
Sergio Rubini Our Land
Carlo Verdone My Best Enemy
2007 Giuseppe Tornatore The Unknown Woman
Marco Bellocchio The Wedding Director
Emanuele Crialese Nuovomondo
Daniele Luchetti My Brother is an Only Child
Ermanno Olmi One Hundred Nails
2008 Andrea Molaioli The Girl by the Lake
Cristina Comencini Black and White
Antonello Grimaldi Quiet Chaos
Carlo Mazzacurati The Right Distance
Silvio Soldini Days and Clouds
2009 Matteo Garrone Gomorrah
Pupi Avati Giovanna's Father
Fausto Brizzi Many Kisses Later
Giulio Manfredonia We Can Do That
Paolo Sorrentino Il Divo

2010s

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Year Director(s) Film
2010 Marco Bellocchio Vincere
Giorgio Diritti The Man Who Will Come
Ferzan Özpetek Loose Cannons
Giuseppe Tornatore Baarìa
Paolo Virzì The First Beautiful Thing
2011 Daniele Luchetti La nostra vita
Marco Bellocchio Sorelle Mai
Saverio Costanzo The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Claudio Cupellini A Quiet Life
Michelangelo Frammartino Le Quattro Volte
Paolo Genovese The Immature
Mario Martone We Believed
Luca Miniero Benvenuti al Sud
2012 Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Caesar Must Die
Emanuele Crialese Terraferma
Marco Tullio Giordana Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Nanni Moretti We Have a Pope
Ferzan Özpetek Magnificent Presence
Paolo Sorrentino This Must Be the Place
2013 Giuseppe Tornatore The Best Offer
Bernardo Bertolucci Me and You
Matteo Garrone Reality
Gabriele Salvatores Siberian Education
Daniele Vicari Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood
2014 Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty
Carlo Mazzacurati The Chair of Happiness
Ferzan Özpetek Fasten Your Seatbelt
Ettore Scola How Strange to Be Named Federico
Paolo Virzì Human Capital
2015 Francesco Munzi Black Souls
Saverio Costanzo Hungry Hearts
Mario Martone Leopardi
Nanni Moretti Mia Madre
Ermanno Olmi Greenery Will Bloom Again
2016 Matteo Garrone Tale of Tales
Claudio Caligari Don't Be Bad
Paolo Genovese Perfect Strangers
Gianfranco Rosi Fire at Sea
Paolo Sorrentino Youth
2017 Paolo Virzì Like Crazy
Marco Bellocchio Sweet Dreams
Edoardo De Angelis Indivisible
Claudio Giovannesi Fiore
Matteo Rovere Italian Race
2018 Jonas Carpignano A Ciambra
Gianni Amelio Tenderness
Paolo Genovese The Place
Manetti Bros. Love and Bullets
Ferzan Özpetek Napoli velata
2019 Matteo Garrone Dogman
Valeria Golino Euphoria
Luca Guadagnino Call Me By Your Name
Mario Martone Capri-Revolution
Alice Rohrwacher Happy as Lazzaro

2020s

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Year Director(s) Film Ref.
2020 Marco Bellocchio The Traitor
Matteo Garrone Pinocchio
Claudio Giovannesi Piranhas
Pietro Marcello Martin Eden
Matteo Rovere The First King: Birth of an Empire
2021 Giorgio Diritti Hidden Away
Gianni Amelio Hammamet
Emma Dante The Macaluso Sisters
Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Bad Tales
Susanna Nicchiarelli Miss Marx
2022 Paolo Sorrentino The Hand of God
Leonardo Di Costanzo The Inner Cage
Giuseppe Tornatore Ennio
Gabriele Mainetti Freaks Out
Mario Martone The King of Laughter
2023 Marco Bellocchio Exterior Night
Gianni Amelio Lord of the Ants
Roberto Andò Strangeness
Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch The Eight Mountains
Mario Martone Nostalgia
2024 Matteo Garrone Io capitano
Alice Rohrwacher La chimera
Marco Bellocchio Kidnapped
Andrea Di Stefano Last Night of Amore
Nanni Moretti A Brighter Tomorrow
2025 Maura Delpero Vermiglio [5]
Francesca Comencini The Time It Takes
Valeria Golino The Art of Joy
Paolo Sorrentino Parthenope
Andrea Segre The Great Ambition

Multiple wins and nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chronology". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema [The awards of cinema] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Gremese Editore. pp. 251–252. ISBN 8877422211.
  3. ^ "Regolamento". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (May 7, 2025). "David di Donatello Awards: Maura Delpero's War Drama 'Vermiglio' Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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