66th David di Donatello

2021 Italian film awards

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The 66th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, honored the best in Italian cinema released from 1 January 2020 to 28 February 2021.^[2] The ceremony was hosted by presenter Carlo Conti and was held in two venues, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and Fabrizio Frizzi Television Studios, both in Rome.^[3]

Drama film Hidden Away won seven awards, including Best Film, out of fifteen nominations.^[4] Other winners included Miss Marx and Rose Island with three, Tolo Tolo with two, 18 Presents, 1917, Anne, Bad Tales, Citizens of the World, Hammamet, Figli, The Life Ahead, My Name Is Francesco Totti, and The Predators with one.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[5] The nominations were announced on 26 March 2021.^[6]

Best Film

Hidden Away – Giorgio Diritti, director‡
- Bad Tales – Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo, directors
- Hammamet – Gianni Amelio, director
- The Macaluso Sisters – Emma Dante, director
- Miss Marx – Susanna Nicchiarelli, director

Best Producer

Miss Marx – Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Joseph Rouschop and Valérie Bournonville, producers; Vivo Film, Rai Cinema and Tarantula Belgique, production companies‡
- Bad Tales – Agostino Sacca, Giuseppe Sacca, producers; Pepito Produzioni, Rai Cinema, Vision Distribution and Amka Films, production companies
- Hidden Away – Carlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra, producers; Rai Cinema, production company
- The Predators – Domenico Procacci and Laura Paolucci, producers; Fandango and Rai Cinema, production companies
- Rose Island – Matteo Rovere, producer; Groenlandia, production company

Best Director

Giorgio Diritti – Hidden Away‡
- Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo – Bad Tales
- Emma Dante – The Macaluso Sisters
- Gianni Amelio – Hammamet
- Susanna Nicchiarelli – Miss Marx

Best New Director

Pietro Castellitto – The Predators‡
- Alice Filippi – Out of My League
- Ginevra Elkann – If Only
- Luca Medici – Tolo Tolo
- Mauro Mancini – Thou Shalt Not Hate

Best Actor

Elio Germano – Hidden Away as Antonio Ligabue‡
- Kim Rossi Stuart – Everything's Gonna Be Alright as Bruno Salvati
- Pierfrancesco Favino – Hammamet as Bettino Craxi
- Renato Pozzetto – We Still Talk as Giuseppe "Nino" Sgarbi
- Valerio Mastandrea – Figli as Nicola

Best Actress

Sophia Loren – The Life Ahead as Madame Rosa‡
- Alba Rohrwacher – The Ties as Vanda
- Micaela Ramazzotti – The Best Years as Gemma
- Paola Cortellesi – Figli as Sara
- Vittoria Puccini – 18 Presents as Elisa Girotto

Best Supporting Actor

Fabrizio Bentivoglio – Rose Island as Franco Restivo‡
- Gabriel Montesi – Bad Tales as Amelio Guerrini
- Giuseppe Cederna – Hammamet as Vincenzo Sartori
- Lino Musella – Bad Tales as Professor Bernardini
- Silvio Orlando – The Ties as old Aldo

Best Supporting Actress

Matilda De Angelis – Rose Island as Gabriella‡
- Alba Rohrwacher – If Only as Benedetta
- Barbara Chichiarelli – Bad Tales as Dalila Placido
- Benedetta Porcaroli – 18 Presents as Anna
- Claudia Gerini – Hammamet as the lover

Best Original Screenplay

Figli – Mattia Torre‡
- Bad Tales – Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright – Francesco Bruni and Kim Rossi Stuart
- Hidden Away – Giorgio Diritti, Tania Pedroni and Fredo Valla
- The Predators – Pietro Castellitto

Best Adapted Screenplay

Citizens of the World – Marco Pettenello and Gianni Di Gregorio; based on the story by Di Gregorio‡
- Assandira – Salvatore Mereu; based on the novel by Giulio Angioni
- The Ties – Francesco Piccolo, Domenico Starnone and Daniele Luchetti; based on the novel by Starnone
- We Still Talk – Pupi Avati and Tommaso Avati; based on the novel by Giuseppe Sgarbi
- You Came Back – Stefano Mordini, Francesca Marciano and Luca Infascelli; based on the novel by Christopher Coake

Best Cinematography

Hidden Away – Matteo Cocco‡
- Bad Tales – Paolo Carnera
- Hammamet – Luan Amelio Ujkaj
- The Macaluso Sisters – Gherardo Gossi
- Miss Marx – Crystel Fournier
- Padrenostro – Michele D'Attanasio

Best Sets and Decorations

Hidden Away – Paola Zamagni, Ludovica Ferrario and Alessandra Mura‡
- Bad Tales – Paolo Bonfini, Paola Peraro, Emita Frigato and Erika Aversa
- Hammamet – Giancarlo Basili and Andrea Castorina
- Miss Marx – Alessandro Vannucci, Igor Gabriel and Fiorella Cicolini
- Rose Island – Tonino Zera and Maria Grazia Schirripa

Best Score

Miss Marx – Gatto Ciliegia Contro II Grande Freddo and Downtown Boys‡
- Hammamet – Nicola Piovani
- Hidden Away – Marco Biscarini and Daniele Furlati
- The Predators – Niccolò Contessa
- Rose Island – Michele Braga
- Thou Shalt Not Hate – Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi

Best Original Song

"Immigrato" from Tolo Tolo – Music and Lyrics by Checco Zalone and Antonio Iammarino; Performed by Checco Zalone‡
- "Gli anni più belli" from The Best Years – Music, Lyrics and Performed by Claudio Baglioni
- "Invisible" from Hidden Away – Music and Lyrics by Marco Biscarini; Performed by La Tarma
- "Io sì (Seen)" from The Life Ahead – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi; Performed by Laura Pausini
- "Miles Away" from Thou Shalt Not Hate – Music by Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi; Lyrics and Performed by Ginevra Nervi

Best Editing

Bad Tales – Esmeralda Calabria‡
- Hammamet – Simona Paggi
- Hidden Away – Paolo Cottignola and Giorgio Diritti
- Figli – Giogiò Franchini
- Rose Island – Gianni Vezzosi

Best Sound

Hidden Away – Carlo Missidenti, Filippo Toso, Francesco Tumminello, Luca Leprotti and Marco Biscarini‡
- Bad Tales – Marc Thill, Edgar Iacolenna, Fabio Pagotto, Simone Chiossi and Maxence Ciekawy
- Hammamet – Emanuele Cicconi, Domenico Granata, Alessandro Giacco, Alberto Bernardi and Andrea Colaiacomo
- Miss Marx – Adriano Di Lorenzo, Pierpaolo Merafino, Marc Bastien, Pierre Greco and Franco Piscopo
- Rose Island – Claudio Bagni, Luigi Melchionda, Mirko Perri and Paolo Segat

Best Costumes

Miss Marx – Massimo Cantini Parrini‡
- Hammamet – Maurizio Millenotti
- Hidden Away – Ursula Patzak
- The Macaluso Sisters – Vanessa Sannino
- Rose Island – Nicoletta Taranta

Best Visual Effects

Rose Island – Stefano Leoni and Elisabetta Rocca‡
- The Book of Vision – Renaud Quilichini and Lorenzo Cecotti
- Hammamet – Luca Saviotti
- Hidden Away – Rodolfo Migliari
- Miss Marx – Massimiliano Battista

Best Make-up

Hammamet – Luigi Ciminelli, Andrea Leanza and Federica Castelli‡
- Hidden Away – Giuseppe Desiato and Lorenzo Tamburini
- The Macaluso Sisters – Valentina Iannuccilli
- Miss Marx – Diego Prestopino
- Rose Island – Luigi Rocchetti

Best Hairstyling

Hidden Away – Aldo Signoretti‡
- Bad Tales – Daniele Fiori
- Hammamet – Massimiliano Duranti
- The Macaluso Sisters – Aldina Governatori
- Miss Marx – Domingo Santoro

Best Documentary Feature

My Name Is Francesco Totti – Alex Infascelli, director‡
- Faith – Valentina Pedicini, director
- Notturno – Gianfranco Rosi, director
- Punta Sacra – Francesca Mazzoleni, director
- The Rossellinis – Alessandro Rossellini, director

Best Short Film

Anne – Domenico Croce and Stefano Malchiodi, directors‡
- The Family Gold – Emanuele Pisano, director
- Gas Station – Olga Torrico, director
- Il gioco – Alessandro Haber, director
- Shero – Claudio Casale, director

Best Foreign Film

1917 – Sam Mendes, director‡
- Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
- Les Misérables – Ladj Ly, director
- Richard Jewell – Clint Eastwood, director
- Sorry We Missed You – Ken Loach, director

David Youth Award

18 Presents – Francesco Amato, director‡
- Bad Tales – Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo, directors
- The Best Years – Gabriele Muccino, director
- Rose Island – Sydney Sibilia
- Tolo Tolo – Luca Medici

Special David Awards

Sandra Milo (Career Award)^[7]
Diego Abatantuono
Monica Bellucci (Career Award)^[8]
Gigi Proietti

David Audience Award

Tolo Tolo for garnering 6,674,622 spectators^[9]

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
15	Hidden Away
14	Hammamet
13	Bad Tales
11	Miss Marx
11	Rose Island
6	The Macaluso Sisters
4	Figli
4	The Predators
3	18 Presents
	The Best Years
	Thou Shalt Not Hate
	The Ties
	Tolo Tolo
2	Everything's Gonna Be Alright
	If Only
	The Life Ahead
	We Still Talk

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
7	Hidden Away
3	Miss Marx
3	Rose Island
2	Tolo Tolo

References

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^ Pasetti, Anna Maria (26 March 2021). "David di Donatello 2021, le candidature: 15 a Volevo nascondermi con Elio Germano e 14 per Hammamet con Pierfrancesco Favino". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (11 May 2021). "'Hidden Away' Triumphs at Italy's David di Donatello Awards, Sophia Loren Wins Actress". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ Scarpa, Vittoria (12 May 2021). "Hidden Away triumphs at the David di Donatello awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "David di Donatello 2021, tutte le candidature". Rai Cinema. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ D'Amico, Valentina (28 April 2021). "David di Donatello 2021: a Sandra Milo il David alla Carriera". Movieplayer.it. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Monica Bellucci to get career David di Donatello". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "A Tolo Tolo di Checco Zalone il David dello Spettatore". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.