David di Donatello 2021, Sophia Loren triumphs: all the awards

A return to normal for the 66th edition of the David di Donatello, presented live by Carlo Conti after the ceremony not in the presence of 2020, due to Covid-19. A spectacular evening, with numerous artists who took turns on stage. Here is the complete list of winners, among which shines Sophia Loren, who triumphed at the age of 86.

David di Donatello, from Sophia Loren to Elio Germano

An evening dedicated to cinema as in Italy had not happened for some time, due to the pandemic. Sophia Loren triumphed as Best Actress in a Leading Role thanks to “Life ahead of him”, By his son Edoardo Ponti. Here are the words of the diva: “It's really hard to believe. The first time I got a David was 60 years ago. Tonight, however, it seems the first time. The emotion and the joy are the same. I don't know if it will be my last film but I still want to make it. I can't live without cinema ”.

A real triumph for "I wanted to hide ", nominated for 15 David and winner of 7 awards, including best film, direction and leading actor (Elio Germano).

Victory for Checco Zalone

One of the most surprising news of the David di Donatello 2021 is certainly the success of Luca Medici, better known as Checco Zalone. Before making the audience laugh with the songs "Immunity di flogge" and "La vacinada", alongside Virginia Raffaele and Oscar winner Helen Mirren, the actor, director, screenwriter, comedian and musician had released "Immigrant".

A song that anticipated “Tolo Tolo”, his latest successful film. A film of great importance for Medici, representing his debut as a film director after the long collaboration with Gennaro Nunziante. His original song won the David di Donatello, beating the favorite Laura Pausini with "I do (seen)".

David di Donatello, all the awards

Last March the five winners in competition for the David di Donatello were announced. Here they are listed below, highlighting the winners of the coveted statuette:

Best Film

• Bad stories
• Hammamet
• The Sisters Macaluso
• Miss marx
• I wanted to hide

Best Director

• Favolacce, Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
• Hammamet, Gianni Amelio
• The Macaluso sisters, Emma Dante
• Miss Marx, Susanna Nicchiarelli
• I wanted to hide, Giorgio Rights

Best Actor

• Kim Rossi Stuart, What will be
• Valerio Mastandrea, Children
• Pierfrancesco Favino, Hammamet
• Renato Pozzetto, you still talk to me
• Elio Germano, I wanted to hide

Best Leading Actress

• Vittoria Puccini, 18 gifts
• Paola Cortellesi, Sons
• Micaela Ramazzottii most beautiful
• Sophia Loren, Life Ahead
• Alba Rorhwacher, Laces

Best supporting actress

• Benedetta Porcaroli, 18 gifts
• Barbara Chiacchiarelli, Tales
• Claudia Gerini, Hammamet
• Matilda De Angelis, Isle of Roses
• Alba Rohrwacher, Maybe

Best supporting actor

• Gabriel Montesi, Favolacce
• Lino Musella, Tales
• Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Isle of Roses
• Silvio Orlando, Laces

Best original screenplay

• What will it be, Kim Rossi Stuart and Francesco Bruni
• Favolacce, Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo
• Children, Mattia Torre
• The Predators, Pietro Castellitto
• I wanted to hide, Giorgio Rights, Tania Pedroni, Fredo Valla

Best non original script

• Assandira, Salvatore Mereu
• Laces, Domenico Starnone, Francesco Piccolo, Daniele Luchetti
• Let me go, Stefano Mordini, Francesco Marciano, Luca Infascelli
• You still talk to me, Pupi Avati, Tommaso Avati
• Far Away, Marco Pettenello, Gianni Di Gregorio

Best producer

• Bad stories
• The Predators
• The incredible story of the Isle of Roses
• Miss marx
• I wanted to hide

Best original song

• The most beautiful years / The most beautiful years of Claudio Baglioni
• Life ahead / I do (Seen) by Laura Pausini
• Don't Hate / Geneva Miles Away
• Tolo Tolo / Immigrant by Luca Medici
• I wanted to Hide / Invisible by La Tarma

Best composer

• Hammamet by Nicola Piovani
• The Predators of Niccolò Contessa
• The incredible story of the Isola delle Rose by Michele Braga
• Miss Marx of Cherry Cat against the great cold
• Don't Hate by Pivio & Aldo De Scalzi
• I Wanted to Hide by Marco Biscarini and Daniele Furlati

Best new director 

• The Predators, Pietro Castellitto
• Maybe, Ginevra Elkann
• Don't hate, Mauro Mancini
• At the most beautiful, Alice Filippi
• Tolo Tolo, Luca Medici

Best documentary

• My name is Francesco Totti, Alex Infascelli
• Faith, Valentina Pedicini
• Nocturne, Gianfranco Rosi
• Puntasacra, Francesca Mazzoleni
• The Rossellinis, Isabella Rossellini

Best short film

• Anne, Domenico Croce and Stefano Malchiodi
• Gas Station, Olga Torrico
• The Game, Alessandro Haber
• The family gold, Emanuele Pisano
• Shero, Claudio Casale

Best author of photography 

• Tales, Paolo Carnera
• Hammamet, Luan Amelio Ujkaj
• The Macaluso sisters, Gherardo Gossi
• Miss Marx, Crystal Fournier
• Our Father, Michele D'Attanasio
• I wanted to hide, Matteo Cocco

Best scenography

• Tales, Emita Frigato, Paola Peraro, Paolo Bonfini, Erika Aversa
• Hammamet, Giancarlo Basili, Andrea Castorina
• Rose Island, Tonino Zera, Maria Grazia Schirripa
• Miss Marx, Alessandro Vanucci, Igor Gabriel, Fiorella Cicolini
• I wanted to hide, Ludovica Ferrario, Alessandra Mura, Paola Zamagni

Best costume designer

• Hammamet, Maurizio Millenotti
• Island of Roses, Nicoletta Taranta
• The Macaluso sisters, Vanessa Sannino
• Miss Marx, Massimo Cantini Parrini
• I wanted to hide, Ursula Patzak

Best makeup artist

• Hammamet, Luigi Ciminelli, Andrea Leanza and Federica Castelli
• Island of Roses, Luigi Rocchetti
• The Macaluso sisters, Valentina Iannuccilli
• I wanted to hide, Giuseppe Desiato, Lorenzo Tamburini
• Miss Marx, Diego Prestopino

Best visual effects

• I wanted to hide, Rodolfo Miglior
• Hammamet, Luca Saviotti
• The incredible story of the Isle of Roses, Stefano Leoni, Elisabetta Rocca
• Miss Marx, Maximilian Baptist
• The Book of Vision, Lorenzo Ceccotti and Renaud Quilichini

Best sound

• Bad stories
• Hammamet
• Isle of Roses
• Miss marx
• I wanted to hide

Best editor

• Fairy Tales, Daniele Fiori
• Hammamet, Massimiliano Duranti
• The Macaluso sisters, Aldina Governatori
• Miss Marx, Domingo Santoro
• I wanted to hide, Aldo Signoretti

Best foreign film

• 1917, Sam Mendes
• The Miserables, Ladj Ly
• Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
• Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood
• Sorry We Missed You, Ken Loach

David Young

• 18 Gifts, Francesco Amato
• Favolacce, Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo
• The best years, Gabriele Muccino
• The incredible story of the Isle of Roses, Sydney Sibilia
• Tolo Tolo, Luca Medici