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David di Donatello 2023: the complete list of all the winners!

Posted by Raffaela Dewing
Last Updated:May 11, 2023

Let’s find out together, in this dedicated article, the complete list of all the winners at the David di Donatello 2023 awards, presented yesterday in prime time on Rai1 by Carlo Conti and Matilde Gioli

As every year in prime time Rai1 broadcast the David di Donatello awards ceremony, conducted by Carlo Conti together with Matilde Gioli. Among 23 films nominated for the 68th edition of the David di Donatello Awards, top-level titles and interpretations, technical or artistic performances competed for the twenty categories. Alongside the official selection which we will tell you about shortly there were the Special Davids anticipated in recent days to the producer Marina Cicogna (career), to Enrico Vanzina and Isabella Rossellini. The David dello spectator, for the highest-grossing Italian film, went to The Big Day, while The Eight Mountains won the David di Donatello for best film. Let’s see together what were the prizes awarded.

The winners of the David di Donatello 2023: the complete list!

Below you will find individual lists containing the nominations and, highlighted in boldthe winners of the David di Donatello 2023. Among the great surprises, Barbara Ronchi who won best actress for September, prevailing over Penelope Cruz and Margherita Buy, among others. Always in the actresses, but not protagonists, Emmanuel Fanelli, making her film debut in Siccità, won over Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Aurora Quattrocchi. Among the highest moments was the beautiful acceptance speech by Fabrizio Gifuni, sincerely moved after winning the best actor award for his enormous performance in Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night.

Best Film | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Film category:

  • EXTERIOR NIGHT (directed by Marco Bellocchio)
  • THE LORD OF THE ANTS (directed by Gianni Amelio)
  • THE STRANEZZA (directed by Roberto Andò)
  • LE OTTO MONTAGNE (regia di Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersh)
  • NOSTALGIA (directed by Mario Martone)

Best Director – Best Directorial Debut | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Director category:

  • Night exterior – Marco BELLOCCHIO
  • The lord of the ants – Gianni AMELIO
  • The strangeness – Roberto ANDÒ
  • Le otto montagne – Felix VAN GROENINGEN, Charlotte VANDERMEERSH
  • Nostalgia – Mario MARTONE

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Directorial Debut category:

  • Amanda – Carolina CAVALLI
  • Marcel! – Jasmine TRINCA
  • Margins – Niccolò FALSETTI
  • September – Giulia Louise STEIGERWALT
  • Bone Breaker – Vincenzo PIRROTTA

Best Original and Unoriginal Screenplay | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Original Screenplay category:

  • Astolfo – Gianni DI GREGORIO, Marco PETTENELLO
  • Chiara – Susanna NICCHIARELLI
  • Night exterior – Marco BELLOCCHIO, Stefano BISES, Ludovica RAMPOLDI, Davide SERINO
  • The lord of the ants – Gianni AMELIO, Edoardo PETTI, Federico FAVA
  • The immensity – Emanuele CRIALESE, Francesca MANIERI, Vittorio MORONI
  • The strangeness – Roberto ANDÒ, Ugo CHITI, Massimo GAUDIOSO

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Original Screenplay category:

  • Bentu – Salvatore MEREU
  • Brado – Massimo GAUDIOSO, Kim ROSSI STUART
  • The hummingbird – Francesca ARCHIBUGI, Laura PAOLUCCI, Francesco PICCOLO
  • Le otto montagne – Felix VAN GROENINGEN, Charlotte VANDERMEERSH
  • Nostalgia – Mario MARTONE, Ippolita DI MAJO

Best Producer | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Producer category:

  • Night exterior – Lorenzo MIELI for THE APARTMENT a company of the FREMANTLE group; Simone GATTONI for KAVAC FILM
  • The strangeness – Angelo BARBAGALLO for BIBI FILM; Attilio DE RAZZA for TRAMP LIMITED; with MEDUSA FILM and RAI CINEMA
  • The eight mountains – WILDSIDE a FREMANTLE group company; RUFUS; MENUET; PYRAMID PRODUCTIONS; VISION DISTRIBUTION; in collaboration with ELASTIC; with the participation of CANAL+ and CINÉ+; in collaboration with SKY
  • Nostalgia – MEDUSA FILM; Maria Carolina TERZI, Luciano and Carlo STELLA for MAD ENTERTAINMENT; Roberto SESSA for PICOMEDIA; Angelo LAUDISA for ROSEBUD ENTERTAINMENT PICTURES
  • Princess – Carla ALTIERI, Roberto DE PAOLIS for YOUNG FILMS; Nicola GIULIANO, Francesca CIMA, Carlotta CALORI, Viola PRESTIERI for INDIGO FILM; RAI CINEMA

Best Leading Actress – Best Leading Actor | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Actress category:

  • Amanda – Benedetta PORCAROLI
  • Night exterior – Margherita BUY
  • Immensity – Penelope CRUZ
  • September – Barbara RONCHI
  • Drought – Claudia PANDOLFI

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Actor category:

  • Outside night – Fabrizio GIFUNI
  • The lord of the ants – Luigi LO CASCIO
  • The strangeness – FICARRA and PICONE
  • The eight mountains – Alessandro BORGHI
  • The eight mountains – Luca MARINELLI

Best Supporting Actress – Best Supporting Actor | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Supporting Actress category:

  • Amanda – Giovanna NOON
  • Night exterior – Daniela MARRA
  • The strangeness – Giulia ANDÒ
  • Nostalgia – Aurora FOUR EYES
  • Drought – Emanuela FANELLI

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Supporting Actor category:

  • Exterior night – Fausto RUSSO ALESI
  • Night exterior – Toni SERVILLO
  • The lord of the ants – Elio GERMANO
  • The eight mountains – Filippo TIMI
  • Nostalgia – Francesco DI LEVA

Best Photography | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Cinematography category:

  • Night exterior – Francesco DI GIACOMO
  • Sunday tales – The story of a decent man – Giovanni MAMMOLOTTI
  • The strangeness – Maurizio CALVESI
  • The eight mountains – Ruben IMPENS
  • Nostalgia – Paolo CARNERA

Best Composer – Best Original Song | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Composer category:

  • External night – Fabio Massimo CAPOGROSSO
  • The pataffio – Stefano BOLLANI
  • The strangeness – Michele BRAGA, Emanuele BOSSI
  • Le otto montagne – Daniel NORGREN
  • Drought – Franco PIERSANTI

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Original Song category:

  • Diabolik – Ginko on the attack! – IF YOU WANT ME Music, lyrics and interpretation by DIODATO
  • The hummingbird – DEAR LOVE FAR Music by Sergio ENDRIGO Texts by Riccardo SENIGALLIA Performed by Marco MENGONI
  • Il pataffio – CULI CULAGNI Music by Stefano BOLLANI Texts by Luigi MALERBA, Stefano BOLLANI Interpreted by Stefano BOLLANI
  • Margins – LA PALUDE Music and lyrics by Niccolò FALSETTI, Giacomo PIERI, Alessio RICCIOTTI, Francesco TURBANTI Performed by Francesco TURBANTI, Emanuele LINFATTI, Matteo CREATINI
  • I eat your heart – BULLETS (I EAT YOUR HEART) Music by Joan THIELE, Elisa TOFFOLI, Emanuele TRIGLIA Texts and interpretation by ELODIE, Joan THIELE

Best Production Design | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Production Design category:

  • Night exterior – Scenography Andrea CASTORINA Furniture Marco MARTUCCI, Laura CASALINI
  • The lord of the ants Scenography Marta MAFFUCCI Furniture Carolina FERRARA
  • The shadow of Caravaggio – Scenography Tonino ZERA Furniture Maria Grazia SCHIRIPPA, Marco BAGNOLI
  • The strangeness – Scenography Giada CALABRIA Furnishing Loredana RAFFI
  • The eight mountains – Scenography Massimiliano NOCENTE Furniture Marcella GALEONE

Best Costumes – Best Makeup – Best Hair | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Costumes category:

  • Chiara – Massimo CANTINI PARRINI
  • Night exterior – Daria CALVELLI
  • The lord of the ants – Valentina MONTICELLI
  • The shadow of Caravaggio – Carlo POGGIOLI
  • The strangeness – Maria Rita BARBERA

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Makeup category

  • Dante – Federico LAURENTI, prosthetic make-up artist or special make-up LORENZO TAMBURINI
  • Night exterior – Enrico IACOPONI
  • The hummingbird – Paola GATTABRUSI, prosthetic or special make-up artist LORENZO TAMBURINI
  • The lord of the ants – Esmé SCIARONI
  • The shadow of Caravaggio – Luigi ROCCHETTI

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Hairstyle category:

  • Night exterior – Alberta GIULIANI
  • The Lord of the Ants – Samantha Mura
  • The immensity – Daniela TARTARI
  • The shadow of Caravaggio – Desiree CORRIDONI
  • The strangeness – Rudy SIFARI

Best Editing – Best Sound – Best Visual Effects VFX | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Editing category:

  • Outside night – Francesca CALVELLI with the collaboration of Claudio MISANTONI
  • The lord of the ants – Simona PAGGI
  • The strangeness – Esmeralda CALABRIA
  • Le otto montagne – Nico LEAN
  • Nostalgia – Jacopo QUADRI

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Sound category:

  • Exterior night – Live Gaetano CARITO Post-Production Lilio ROSATO Mix Nadia PAONE
  • The Lord of the Ants – Live Emanuele CICCONI Post-Production Mimmo GRANATA Mix Alberto BERNARDI
  • The Strangeness – Live Carlo MISSIDENTI Post-Production Marta BILLINGSLEY Mix Gianni PALLOTTO
  • The Eight Mountains – Direct Shot Alessandro PALMERINI Post-Production Alessandro FELETTI Mix Marco FALLONI
  • Nostalgia – Live recording Emanuele CECERE Post-Production Silvia MORAES Mix Giancarlo RUTIGLIANO

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Visual Effects VFX category:

  • Dampyr – Alessio BERTOTTI, Filippo ROBINO
  • Diabolik – Ginko on the attack! – Simone SILVESTRI, Vito PICCHINENNA
  • External night – Massimo CIPOLLINA
  • The eight mountains – Rodolfo MIGLIARI
  • Drought – Marco GERACITANO

Best Documentary | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best Documentary category:

  • The circle, by Sophie CHIARELLO
  • Travelling, by Gianfranco ROSI
  • Kill Me If You Can, di Alex INFASCELLI
  • The shyness of the hair, by Valentina BERTANI
  • Wake me up at midnight, by Francesco PATIERNO

Best International Film – Best Short Film | David di Donatello 2023: the list of all the winners!

Below are the nominees and the winner for the Best International Film category:

  • Bones and All, by Luca Guadagnino (Vision Distribution)
  • Elvis, di Baz Luhrmann (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • Licorice Pizza, by Paul Thomas Anderson…