54th David di Donatello

54th David di Donatello
54th David di Donatello
Date	8 May 2009
Site	Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Italy
Hosted by	Paolo Conticini
Highlights
Best Picture	Gomorrah
Most awards	Gomorrah (7)
Most nominations	Il divo(16)

The 54th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 8 May 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Gomorrah, directed by Matteo Garrone
Il divo, directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Many Kisses Later, directed by Fausto Brizzi
Your Whole Life Ahead of You, directed by Paolo Virzì
We Can Do That, directed by Giulio Manfredonia

Best Producer

Domenico Procacci – Gomorrah
Augusto Allegra, Isabella Cocuzza, Giuliana Gamba, Arturo Paglia – Cover Boy
Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia – Il divo
Matteo Garrone – Mid-August Lunch
Angelo Rizzoli – We Can Do That

Best Director

Best New Director

Gianni Di Gregorio – Mid-August Lunch
Marco Amenta – The Sicilian Girl
Umberto Carteni – Different from Whom?
Tony D'Angelo – Una notte
Marco Pontecorvo – Pa–ra–da

Best Actor

Toni Servillo – Il divo
Luca Argentero – Different from Whom?
Claudio Bisio – We Can Do That
Valerio Mastandrea – Don't Think About It
Silvio Orlando – Giovanna's Father

Best Actress

Alba Rohrwacher – Giovanna's Father
Donatella Finocchiaro – The Brave Men
Claudia Gerini – Different from Whom?
Valeria Golino – Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
Ilaria Occhini – Black Sea

Best Supporting Actor

Giuseppe Battiston – Don't Think About It
Claudio Bisio – Many Kisses Later
Carlo Buccirosso – Il divo
Luca Lionello – Cover Boy
Filippo Nigro – Different from Whom?

Best Supporting Actress

Piera Degli Esposti – Il divo
Sabrina Ferilli – Your Whole Life Ahead of You
Maria Nazionale – Gomorrah
Micaela Ramazzotti – Your Whole Life Ahead of You
Carla Signoris – Many Kisses Later

David di Donatello for Best Screenplay

Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Roberto Saviano – Gomorrah
Paolo Sorrentino – Il divo
Fausto Brizzi, Marco Martani, Massimiliano Bruno – Many Kisses Later
Fabio Bonifacci, Giulio Manfredonia – We Can Do That
Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzì – Your Whole Life Ahead of You

Best Cinematography

Luca Bigazzi – Il divo
Arnaldo Catinari – The Demons of St. Petersberg
Marco Onorato – Gomorrah
Italo Petriccione – As God Commands
Vittorio Storaro – Caravaggio

Best Production Design

Francesco Frigeri – The Demons of St. Petersberg
Giancarlo Basili – Sanguepazzo
Paolo Bonfini – Gomorrah
Giantito Burchiellaro – Caravaggio
Lino Fiorito – Il divo

Best Score

Teho Teardo – Il divo
Bruno Zambrini – Many Kisses Later
Baustelle – Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
Paolo Buonvino – Italians
Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi – We Can Do That

Best Original Song

"Herculaneum" from Gomorrah – Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge
"Il cielo ha una porta sola" from Many Kisses Later – Biagio Antonacci
"Piangi Roma" from Giulia Doesn't Date at Night – Baustelle, Valeria Golino
"Per fare a meno di te" from Solo un padre – Giorgia, Fabrizio Campanelli
"Senza farsi male" from The Man Who Loves – Carmen Consoli

Best Editing

Marco Spoletini – Gomorrah
Esmeralda Calabria – Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
Luciana Pandolfelli – Many Kisses Later
Cristiano Travaglioli – Il divo
Cecilia Zanuso – We Can Do That

Best Sound

Maricetta Lombardo – Gomorrah
Emanuele Cecere – Il divo
Marco Fiumara – Many Kisses Later
Gaetano Carito, Marco Grillo, Bruno Pupparo – Italians
Bruno Pupparo – We Can Do That

Best Costumes

Elisabetta Montaldo – The Demons of St. Petersberg
Alessandra Cardini – Gomorrah
Mario Carlini, Francesco Crivellini – Giovanna's Father
Daniela Ciancio – Il divo
Lia Morandini – Caravaggio

Best Special Visual Effects

Nicola Sganca, Rodolfo Migliari for Vision – Il divo
EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani – As God Commands
Frame by Frame – The Demons of St. Petersberg
Giuseppe Squillaci – Italians
Proxima – Your Whole Life Ahead of You

Best Make-up Artist

Vittorio Sodano – Il divo
Alessandro Bertolazzi – Caravaggio
Enrico Iacoponi – Sanguepazzo
Vincenzo Mastrantonio – Due partite
Luigi Rocchetti – The Demons of St. Petersberg

Best Hairstylist

Aldo Signoretti – Il divo
Enzo Cera – Caravaggio
Maria Teresa Corridoni – Wild Blood
Mirella Ginnoto – The Demons of St. Petersberg
Ferdinando Merolla – The Ladies Get Their Say

Best Documentary Feature

Rata nece biti (La guerra non ci sarà), directed by Daniele Gaglianone
211: Anna, directed by Giovanna Massimetti and Paolo Serbandini
Come un uomo sulla terra, directed by Andrea Segre, Dagmawi Yimer, Riccardo Biadene
Diario di un curato di montagna, directed by Stefano Saverioni
Non tacere, directed by Fabio Grimaldi

Best Short Film

L'arbitro, directed by Paolo Zucca
L'amore è un giogo, directed by Andrea Rovetta
Bisesto, directed by Giovanni Esposito and Francesco Prisco
Cicatrici, directed by Eros Achiardi
La Madonna della frutta, directed by Paola Randi

Best European Film

Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle
The Class, directed by Laurent Cantet
Lemon Tree, directed by Eran Riklis
The Reader, directed by Stephen Daldry
Waltz with Bashir, directed by Ari Folman

Best Foreign Film

Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood
Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant
The Visitor, directed by Tom McCarthy
The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky
WALL•E, directed by Andrew Stanton

David Youth Award

We Can Do That, directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Many Kisses Later, directed by Fausto Brizzi
Pa–ra–da, directed by Marco Pontecorvo
The Sicilian Girl, directed by Marco Amenta
Solo un padre, directed by Luca Lucini

Special David Awards

Christian De Sica
Paolo Villaggio, Career David
Virna Lisi, Career David
Fulvio Lucisano, Career David

References

^ Lyman, Eric J. (9 April 2009). "'Il Divo,' 'Gomorrah' lead Donatello noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ Vazzoler, Marlen (9 April 2009). "David di Donatello: candidature 2009". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ Jennings, Sheri (8 May 2009). "Gomorrah leads winners at David Di Donatello Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[1] Lyman, Eric J. (9 April 2009). "'Il Divo,' 'Gomorrah' lead Donatello noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[2] Vazzoler, Marlen (9 April 2009). "David di Donatello: candidature 2009". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[3] Jennings, Sheri (8 May 2009). "Gomorrah leads winners at David Di Donatello Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

David di Donatello
Awards	Best Film Best Director Best Directorial Debut Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Producer Best Actress Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Casting Best Cinematography Best Score Best Original Song Best Production Design Best Costumes Best Make-up Best Hairstyling Best Editing Best Sound Best Visual Effects Best Documentary Best Short Film Best International Film Special David Young David Audience David
Discontinued awards	Best Screenplay Best European Film Best Foreign Director Best Foreign Producer Best Foreign Actor Best Foreign Actress Best Foreign Score Best Foreign Screenplay Best New Actor Best New Actress Luchino Visconti Award
Ceremonies	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Category