Let’s find out together, in this dedicated article, what are all the nominations for the David di Donatello 2023: the ceremony will be held on May 10th, but it’s time to find out who the candidates for the most coveted Italian statuette are
We have just concluded our marathon for the 2023 Oscars, which saw Everything Everywhere All At Once triumph above all, but also the great (and well-deserved) comeback of Brendan Fraser, which we already have to move on to the next awards ceremony. This time, however, we remain on Italian soil: the David di Donatello. The 68th edition of the Italian film industry award is upon us and the official award ceremony will be held, in prime time on Rai 1, on 10 May, under the direction of Carlo Conti and Matilde Gioli. But now it’s nomination time!
The nominations for the David di Donatello 2023: all the films in contention!
The films with the most nominations for the David di Donatello 2023 are definitely Night exteriorwho collected 18 of them, The strangeness e The eight mountainscon 14 nomination, The Lord of the Ants con 11 nomination e 9 per Nostalgia. However, you will find all the nominations in this dedicated article!
Best Film – Best Director | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Film:
- Night exterior
- Nostalgia
- The eight mountains
- The lord of the ants
- The strangeness
Below are the nominees for the category Best Director:
- Gianni Amelio – The lord of the ants
- Roberto Andò – The strangeness
- Marco Bellocchio – Night exterior
- Mario Martone – Nostalgia
- Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersh – Le otto montagne
Best Debut Director – Best Original Screenplay | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Debut Director:
- Carolina Cavalli – Amanda
- Jasmine Trinca – Marcel!
- Niccolò Falsetti – Margini
- Giulia Louise Steigerwalt – September
- Vincenzo Pirrotta – Bone Breaker
Below are the nominees for the category Best Original Screenplay:
- Gianni Amelio, Edoardo Petti, Federico Fava – The lord of the ants
- Roberto Andò, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso – The strangeness
- Marco Bellocchio, Stefano Bises, Ludovica Rampoldi, Davide Serino – Night exterior
- Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, Vittorio Moroni – The immensity
- Gianni Di Gregorio, Marco Pettenello – Astolfo
- Susanna Nicchiarelli – Chiara
Best Adapted Screenplay – Best Producer | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Francesca Archibugi, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo – The hummingbird
- Massimo Gaudioso, Kim Rossi Stuart-Brado
- Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo – Nostalgia
- Salvatore Mereu – Bentu
- Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersh – Le otto montagne
Below are the nominees for the category Best Producer:
- Carla Altieri, Roberto De Paolis for Young Films, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri for Indigo Film, Rai Cinema – Princess
- Angelo Barbagallo for BIBI Film, Attilio De Razza for Tramp Limited, with Medusa Film and Rai Cinema – The strangeness
- Medusa Film, Maria Carolina Terzi, Luciano and Carlo Stella for MAD Entertainment, Roberto Sessa for Picomedia, Angelo Laudisa for Rosebud Entertainment Pictures – Nostalgia
- Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment a company of the Fremantle group, Simone Gattoni for Kavac Film – Outside night
- Wildside a company of the Fremantle group, Rufus, Minuetto, Pyramide Productions, Vision Distribution in collaboration with Elastic, with the participation of Canala+ and Ciné+ in collaboration with Sky – The eight mountains
Best Actress – Best Actor | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Leading Actress:
- Margherita Buy – Night exterior
- Penélope Cruz – The immensity
- Claudia Pandolfi – Drought
- Benedetta Porcaroli – Amanda
- Barbara Ronchi – September
Below are the nominees for the category Best Actor:
- Alessandro Borghi – The eight mountains
- Ficarra and Picone – The strangeness
- Fabrizio Gifuni – External night
- Luigi Lo Cascio – The lord of the ants
- Luca Marinelli – The eight mountains
Best Supporting Actress – Best Supporting Actor | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Supporting Actress:
- Giulia Andò – The strangeness
- Emanuella Fanelli – Drought
- Daniela Marra – External night
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Amanda
- Aurora Quattrocchi – Nostalgia
Below are the nominees for the category Best Supporting Actor:
- Francesco Di Leva – Nostalgia
- Elio Germano – The lord of the ants
- Fausto Russo Alesi – External night
- Toni Servillo – Exterior night
- Filippo Timi – The eight mountains
Best Cinematographer – Best Musician | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Author of Photography:
- Maurizio Calvesi – The strangeness
- Paolo Carnera – Nostalgia
- Francesco Di Giacomo – External night
- Ruben Impens – The eight mountains
- Gianni Mammalotti – Sunday tales
Below are the nominees for the category Best Musician:
- Stefano Bollani – The pataffio
- Michele Braga, Emanuele Bossi – The strangeness
- Fabio Massimo Capogrosso – External night
- Daniel Norgren – Le otto montagne
- Franco Piersanti – Drought
Best Original Song – Best Production Design | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Original Song:
- Dear distant love – Music by Sergio Endrigo; Texts by Riccardo Senigallia; Interpreted by Marco Mengoni – The hummingbird
- Culi culagni – Music by Stefano Bollani; Texts by Luigi Malerba, Stefano Bollani; Interpreted by Stefano Bollani – The pataffio
- The swamp – Music and lyrics by Niccolò Falsetti, Giacomo Pieri, Alessio Ricciotti, Francesco Turbanti; Performed by Francesco Turbanti, Emanuele Linfatti, Matteo Creatini – Margins
- Bullets (I eat your heart) – Music by Joan Thiele, Elisa Toffoli, Emanuele Triglia; Texts and interpretation by Elodie, Joan Thiele – I eat your heart
- If you want me – Music, lyrics and interpretation by Diodato – Diabolik – Ginko on the attack!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Scenography:
- Giada Calabria, Loredana Raffi – The strangeness
- Andrea Castorina, Marco Martucci, Laura Casalini – Night exterior
- Marta Maffucci, Carolina Ferrara – The lord of the ants
- Massimiliano Nocente, Marcella Galeone – The eight mountains
- Tonino Zera, Maria Grazia Schirippa, Marco Bagnoli – The shadow of Caravaggio
Best Costumes – Best Makeup | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Costumes:
- Maria Rita Barbera – The strangeness
- Daria Calvelli – Exterior night
- Massimo Cantini Parrini – Clare
- Valentina Monticelli – The lord of the ants
- Carlo Poggioli – The shadow of Caravaggio
Below are the nominees for the category Best Makeup:
- Paola Gattabrusi, Lorenzo Tamburini – The hummingbird
- Enrico Iacoponi – Night exterior
- Federico Laurenti, Lorenzo Tamburini – Dante
- Luigi Rocchetti – The shadow of Caravaggio
- Esmé Sciaroni – The lord of the ants
Best Hairstyling – Best Editor | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Hairstyle:
- Desiree Corridoni – The shadow of Caravaggio
- Alberta Giuliani – Exterior at night
- Samantha Mura – The lord of the ants
- Rudy Sifari – The strangeness
- Daniela Tartari – The immensity
Below are the nominees for the category Best Editor:
- Esmeralda Calabria – The strangeness
- Francesca Calvelli with the collaboration of Claudio Misantoni – Outside night
- Nico Leunen – Le otto montagne
- Simona Paggi – The lord of the ants
- Jacopo Quadri – Nostalgia
Best Sound – Best Digital Effects | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Sound:
- Gaetano Carito, Lilio Rosato, Nadia Paone – Exterior at night
- Emanuele Cecere, Silvia Moraes, Giancarlo Rutigliano – Nostalgia
- Emanuele Cicconi, Mimmo Granata, Alberto Bernardi – The lord of the ants
- Carlo Missidenti, Marta Billingsley, Gianni Pallotto – The strangeness
- Alessandro Palmerini, Alessandro Feletti, Marco Falloni – The eight mountains
Below are the nominees for the category Best Digital Effects:
- Alessio Bertotti – Dampyr
- Massimo Cipollina – Exterior at night
- Marco Geracitano – Drought
- Rodolfo Migliari – The eight mountains
- Simone Silvestri, Vito Picchienna – Diabolik – Ginko on the attack!
David Giovani – Best International Film | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the award David Young:
- I run from you
- The hummingbird
- The shadow of Caravaggio
- The strangeness
- The eight mountains
Below are the nominees for the category Best International Film:
- Bones and All
- Elvis
- Licorice Pizza
- The Fabelmans
- Triangle of Sadness
Best Documentary – Best Short Film | David di Donatello 2023: all the nominations!
Below are the nominees for the category Best Documentary – Cecilia Mangini Award:
- The circle of Sophie Chiarello
- Traveling by Gianfranco Rosi
- Kill Me If You Can di Alex Infascelli
- The shyness of Valentina Bertani’s hair
- Wake me at midnight by Francesco Patierno
As for the category Best Short Film the winner has already been awarded and is The dependent variables of Lorenzo Tardella. The other candidates were:
- Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone
- Ambassadors of Francesco Romano
- Valerio Ferrara’s conspiracy theorist barber
- They called it Cargo by Marco Signoretti
Let’s wait!
And these were all the nominations…