David di Donatello awards ceremony 2023. A 'The eight mountains' directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch with Alessandro Borghie Luca Marinelli, went the award for best film. The other nominated films were 'Esterno notte' by Marco Bellocchio, 'Nostalgia' by Mario Martone', 'The Lord of the Ants' by Giani Amelio and 'La Stranezza' by Roberto Andò. Marco Bellocchio instead received the David for Best Director. The other candidates were Gianni Amelio for 'The Lord of the Ants', Roberto Andò for 'The Strangeness', Mario Martone for 'Nostalgia', Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersh for 'The Eight Mountains'.
David di Donatello, 68th edition
Barbara Ronchi for 'September' and Fabrizio Gifuni for 'Esterno Notte' i best leading actors. The other candidates as actresses were for Margherita Buy for 'Esterno notte', Penelope Cruz for 'L'immensità', Claudia Pandolfi for 'Drought' and Benedetta Porcaroli for 'Amanda'. "I thank the slowness, the fragility, the game, the fantasy, the imagination that are the antidote to these times". These are the words of Gifuni who exalted "the value of independence and creative freedom released from the logic of profit".
The other candidates were Alessandro Borghi and Luca Marinelli for 'The eight mountains', Ficarra & Picone for 'The strangeness' and Luigi Lo Cascio for 'The lord of the ants' Emanuela Fanelli and Francesco Di Leva went David by Donatello 2023 how do you get better supporting actors. Fanelli received the award for the film 'Drought' directed by Paolo Virzì. The other candidates were Giulia Andò for 'La Stranezza', Daniela Marra for 'Esterno Notte', Giovanna Mezzogiorno for 'Amanda' and Aurora Quattrocchi for 'Nostalgia'.
The grand gala at Cinecittà
Di Leva won the David for 'Nostalgia' directed by Mario Martone. “Thanks to Mario Martone who has accompanied my career for 25 years. Thanks to my wife who makes me a simple and honest man, I love her for it. You are actually rewarding two people: without Pierfrancesco Favino I would never have taken this award,” commented the actor. These are just some of the winners during the gala presented by Carlo Conti, with Matilde Gioli. The event was broadcast in prime time on Rai 1 directed by Maurizio Pagnussat. The event was held for the first time in Cinecittà@Lumina, complex of studios managed by Cinecitta.
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